Recognised as Colour
#8E2126
- #8E2126
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8E2126 is a red with RGB values 142, 33, 38 and HSL 357°, 62%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8E2126#8E2126
HEX#8E2126
RGBrgb(142, 33, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1294, 0.149
RGB percentages55.7%, 12.9%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(357.2, 62.3%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.2, 76.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 73.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,314,598
CSS custom property--colour: #8E2126;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#71DED9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#218E89
Analogous#8E215C, #8E5221
Triadic#268E21, #21268E
Split complementary#218E52, #215C8E
Tetradic#5D8E21, #218E89, #53218E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G33
B38
Red142 (55.7%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue357.25°
Saturation (HSL)62.29%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 21 · B 26
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