Colour

#8E0929

#8E0929
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8E0929 is a red with RGB values 142, 9, 41 and HSL 346°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8E0929#8E0929

HEX#8E0929

RGBrgb(142, 9, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0353, 0.1608

RGB percentages55.7%, 3.5%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(345.6, 88.1%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 93.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 93.7%, 71.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,308,457

CSS custom property--colour: #8E0929;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#71F6D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#383529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#584F25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9D0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.7 Maroon · ΔE 18.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.9 Dark red · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#098E6E

Analogous#8E096C, #8E2B09

Triadic#298E09, #09298E

Split complementary#098E2B, #096C8E

Tetradic#6C8E09, #098E6E, #2B098E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F66D8E

Lighter +30%#F33D69

Lighter +20%#EE0F45

Lighter +10%#BE0C37

Darker −10%#5E061B

Darker −20%#2E030D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#970024

Less saturated −25%#7B1C33

Channel breakdown

R142

B41

Red142 (55.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue345.56°

Saturation (HSL)88.08%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 09 · B 29

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