Recognised as Colour
#8E1017
- #8E1017
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#8E1017 is a red with RGB values 142, 16, 23 and HSL 357°, 80%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#8E1017#8E1017
HEX#8E1017
RGBrgb(142, 16, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0627, 0.0902
RGB percentages55.7%, 6.3%, 9%
HSLhsl(356.7, 79.7%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.7, 88.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 88.7%, 83.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,310,231
CSS custom property--colour: #8E1017;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#71EFE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#108E87
Analogous#8E1056, #8E4810
Triadic#178E10, #10178E
Split complementary#108E48, #10568E
Tetradic#568E10, #108E87, #48108E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G16
B23
Red142 (55.7%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue356.67°
Saturation (HSL)79.75%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 10 · B 17
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