Recognised as Colour
#8E2335
- #8E2335
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8E2335 is a red with RGB values 142, 35, 53 and HSL 350°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8E2335#8E2335
HEX#8E2335
RGBrgb(142, 35, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1373, 0.2078
RGB percentages55.7%, 13.7%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(349.9, 60.5%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 75.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 62.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,315,125
CSS custom property--colour: #8E2335;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#71DCCA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#238E7C
Analogous#8E236A, #8E4723
Triadic#358E23, #23358E
Split complementary#238E47, #236A8E
Tetradic#6A8E23, #238E7C, #47238E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G35
B53
Red142 (55.7%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue349.91°
Saturation (HSL)60.45%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 23 · B 35
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