Recognised as Colour
#8E2D1A
- #8E2D1A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#8E2D1A is a red with RGB values 142, 45, 26 and HSL 10°, 69%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#8E2D1A#8E2D1A
HEX#8E2D1A
RGBrgb(142, 45, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1765, 0.102
RGB percentages55.7%, 17.6%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(9.8, 69%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 81.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.3%, 81.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,317,658
CSS custom property--colour: #8E2D1A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#71D2E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A7B8E
Analogous#8E1A41, #8E671A
Triadic#1A8E2D, #2D1A8E
Split complementary#1A8E67, #1A418E
Tetradic#418E1A, #1A7B8E, #671A8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G45
B26
Red142 (55.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue9.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.05%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 2D · B 1A
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