Recognised as Colour

#8E1340

#8E1340
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8E1340 is a red with RGB values 142, 19, 64 and HSL 338°, 76%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8E1340

RGBrgb(142, 19, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0745, 0.251

RGB percentages55.7%, 7.5%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(338, 76.4%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338, 86.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.6%, 54.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,311,040

CSS custom property--colour: #8E1340;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#71ECBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373941no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#56513Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9B0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 24.5 Indian red · ΔE 27.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9 Maroon · ΔE 31.7 Firebrick · ΔE 32.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 24.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#138E61

Analogous#8E137E, #8E2413

Triadic#408E13, #13408E

Split complementary#138E24, #137E8E

Tetradic#7D8E13, #138E61, #23138E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE7FA8

Lighter +30%#E85289

Lighter +20%#E2256A

Lighter +10%#BB1954

Darker −10%#610D2C

Darker −20%#340717

Darker −30%#070103

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A1003B

Less saturated −25%#7A2745

Channel breakdown

R142

G19

B64

Red142 (55.7%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue338.05°

Saturation (HSL)76.4%

Lightness31.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 13 · B 40

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