Recognised as Colour

#8F0327

#8F0327
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8F0327 is a red with RGB values 143, 3, 39 and HSL 345°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8F0327

RGBrgb(143, 3, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0118, 0.1529

RGB percentages56.1%, 1.2%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(344.6, 95.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.6, 97.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 97.9%, 72.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,372,455

CSS custom property--colour: #8F0327;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#70FCD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373427no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Deuteranopia#584F23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9E0016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 12.1 Maroon · ΔE 17.2 Firebrick · ΔE 18.7 Dark red · ΔE 19.5 Indian red · ΔE 25.1 Crimson · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#038F6B

Analogous#8F036D, #8F2503

Triadic#278F03, #03278F

Split complementary#038F25, #036D8F

Tetradic#6D8F03, #038F6B, #25038F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FC628A

Lighter +30%#FB3064

Lighter +20%#F30542

Lighter +10%#C10435

Darker −10%#5D0219

Darker −20%#2B010C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#920026

Less saturated −25%#7D1530

Channel breakdown

R143

B39

Red143 (56.1%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue344.57°

Saturation (HSL)95.89%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 03 · B 27

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