All About Color #8E253D

#8E253D

About #8E253D

#8E253D is a dark red color with the hex code #8E253D. In RGB it is red 142, green 37, blue 61; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 59%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 0%, 74%, 57%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 8.46:1 on white and 2.48:1 on black.

#8E253D Color Conversion

Hex triplet8E, 25, 3D
CMYK0.00%, 73.94%, 57.04%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal142, 37, 61
HSL346°, 59%, 35%
RGB Octal216, 45, 75
HSV (HSB)346.29°, 73.94%, 55.69%
RGB Binary10001110, 100101, 111101
CIE-L*AB32.72, 45.32, 11.55
RGB Percent55.69%, 14.51%, 23.92%
CIE-L*CH32.72, 46.77, 14.29
XYZ12.66, 7.41, 5.18
CIE-L*UV32.72, 70.42, 4.38
xyY0.50, 0.29, 7.41
Hunter-Lab27.22, 35.37, 7.78
RYB55.69%, 14.51%, 23.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8E253D on a dark background: contrast 2.48:1, fails WCAG AA.
#8E253D on a light background: contrast 8.46:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8E253D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8E253D · #CE4061 · #45121E · #258E75 · #40CEAD

Analogous palette

#75258E · #8E2572 · #8E253D · #8E4125 · #8E7525

Triadic palette

#8E253D · #3D8E25 · #253D8E · #CE4061 · #61CE40

Tetradic palette

#8E253D · #728E25 · #258E75 · #41258E · #45121E

Monochromatic palette

#140509 · #511523 · #8E253D · #CB3457 · #DA718A

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