Recognised as Colour

#8F2735

#8F2735
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8F2735 is a red with RGB values 143, 39, 53 and HSL 352°, 57%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8F2735

RGBrgb(143, 39, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1529, 0.2078

RGB percentages56.1%, 15.3%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(351.9, 57.1%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 72.7%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 72.7%, 62.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,381,685

CSS custom property--colour: #8F2735;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.37:1

Contrast with white8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#70D8CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5632no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9D092Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 15.1 Indian red · ΔE 21 Maroon · ΔE 22.5 Firebrick · ΔE 24.3 Dark red · ΔE 25.5 Sienna · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#278F81

Analogous#8F2769, #8F4D27

Triadic#358F27, #27358F

Split complementary#278F4D, #27698F

Tetradic#698F27, #278F81, #4D278F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E49EA7

Lighter +30%#DA7683

Lighter +20%#CF4D5F

Lighter +10%#B73244

Darker −10%#671C26

Darker −20%#3F1117

Darker −30%#170608

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A61024

Less saturated −25%#783E46

Channel breakdown

R143

G39

B53

Red143 (56.1%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue351.92°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 27 · B 35

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