Colour

#8F0935

#8F0935
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8F0935 is a red with RGB values 143, 9, 53 and HSL 340°, 88%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8F0935

RGBrgb(143, 9, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0353, 0.2078

RGB percentages56.1%, 3.5%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(340.3, 88.2%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 93.7%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 93.7%, 62.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,374,005

CSS custom property--colour: #8F0935;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1

Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#70F6CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363636no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#575032no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#9D001Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 18.9 Maroon · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 26 Firebrick · ΔE 26.1 Dark red · ΔE 28 Crimson · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 18.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#098F63

Analogous#8F0978, #8F2009

Triadic#358F09, #09358F

Split complementary#098F20, #09788F

Tetradic#788F09, #098F63, #20098F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F66E9B

Lighter +30%#F33E79

Lighter +20%#EF0F59

Lighter +10%#BF0C47

Darker −10%#5F0623

Darker −20%#2F0311

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#980032

Less saturated −25%#7C1C3C

Channel breakdown

R143

B53

Red143 (56.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue340.3°

Saturation (HSL)88.16%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 09 · B 35

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