Recognised as Colour

#8F2A34

#8F2A34
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#8F2A34 is a red with RGB values 143, 42, 52 and HSL 354°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8F2A34

RGBrgb(143, 42, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1647, 0.2039

RGB percentages56.1%, 16.5%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(354.1, 54.6%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.1, 70.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 63.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,382,452

CSS custom property--colour: #8F2A34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1

Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#70D5CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454134no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5631no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9D102Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 20.4 Maroon · ΔE 21.8 Firebrick · ΔE 23.9 Sienna · ΔE 24.3 Dark red · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A8F85

Analogous#8F2A67, #8F522A

Triadic#348F2A, #2A348F

Split complementary#2A8F52, #2A678F

Tetradic#678F2A, #2A8F85, #522A8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4A1A8

Lighter +30%#D87A83

Lighter +20%#CC535F

Lighter +10%#B63642

Darker −10%#681E26

Darker −20%#401317

Darker −30%#190709

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A61321

Less saturated −25%#784147

Channel breakdown

R143

G42

B52

Red143 (56.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue354.06°

Saturation (HSL)54.59%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 2A · B 34

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