Colour

#8F0500

#8F0500
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#8F0500 is a red with RGB values 143, 5, 0 and HSL 2°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#8F0500#8F0500

HEX#8F0500

RGBrgb(143, 5, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0196, 0

RGB percentages56.1%, 2%, 0%

HSLhsl(2.1, 100%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.1, 100%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 96.5%, 100%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,372,928

CSS custom property--colour: #8F0500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.59:1

Contrast with white9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#70FAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B3300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A4F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#9F0008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 1.8 Maroon · ΔE 6.7 Firebrick · ΔE 12 Brown · ΔE 14.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.2 Sienna · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 1.82, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008A8F

Analogous#8F0042, #8F4C00

Triadic#008F05, #05008F

Split complementary#008F4C, #00438F

Tetradic#438F00, #008A8F, #4D008F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF625C

Lighter +30%#FF3029

Lighter +20%#F50900

Lighter +10%#C20700

Darker −10%#5C0300

Darker −20%#290100

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F0500

Less saturated −25%#7D1612

Channel breakdown

R143

Red143 (56.1%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue2.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 05 · B 00

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