Recognised as Colour
#8E291A
- #8E291A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8E291A is a red with RGB values 142, 41, 26 and HSL 8°, 69%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8E291A#8E291A
HEX#8E291A
RGBrgb(142, 41, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1608, 0.102
RGB percentages55.7%, 16.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(7.8, 69%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 81.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 81.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,316,634
CSS custom property--colour: #8E291A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#71D6E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A7F8E
Analogous#8E1A45, #8E631A
Triadic#1A8E29, #291A8E
Split complementary#1A8E63, #1A458E
Tetradic#458E1A, #1A7F8E, #631A8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G41
B26
Red142 (55.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue7.76°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 29 · B 1A
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