Recognised as Colour

#8E242E

#8E242E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8E242E is a red with RGB values 142, 36, 46 and HSL 354°, 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

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HEX#8E242E

RGBrgb(142, 36, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1412, 0.1804

RGB percentages55.7%, 14.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(354.3, 59.6%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 74.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 74.6%, 67.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,315,374

CSS custom property--colour: #8E242E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.9 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#71DBD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#423E2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D542Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9C0029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Brown · ΔE 12.2 Maroon · ΔE 18.9 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Firebrick · ΔE 21.5 Dark red · ΔE 21.9 Sienna · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#248E84

Analogous#8E2463, #8E4F24

Triadic#2E8E24, #242E8E

Split complementary#248E4F, #24638E

Tetradic#638E24, #248E84, #4F248E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E599A0

Lighter +30%#DB707A

Lighter +20%#D04854

Lighter +10%#B72E3B

Darker −10%#651A21

Darker −20%#3D0F14

Darker −30%#140506

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A40E1C

Less saturated −25%#783A40

Channel breakdown

R142

G36

B46

Red142 (55.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue354.34°

Saturation (HSL)59.55%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 24 · B 2E

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