Recognised as Colour
#8E001F
- #8E001F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8E001F is a red with RGB values 142, 0, 31 and HSL 347°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8E001F#8E001F
HEX#8E001F
RGBrgb(142, 0, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0, 0.1216
RGB percentages55.7%, 0%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(346.9, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 78.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,306,143
CSS custom property--colour: #8E001F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#71FFE0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#008E6F
Analogous#8E0066, #8E2800
Triadic#1F8E00, #001F8E
Split complementary#008E28, #00668E
Tetradic#668E00, #008E6F, #28008E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G0
B31
Red142 (55.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue346.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 00 · B 1F
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