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Recognised as Colour

#873D4E

  • #873D4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#873D4E is a red with RGB values 135, 61, 78 and HSL 346°, 38%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#873D4E#873D4E
HEX#873D4E
RGBrgb(135, 61, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2392, 0.3059
RGB percentages52.9%, 23.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(346.2, 37.8%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 54.8%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 54.8%, 42.2%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,863,054
CSS custom property--colour: #873D4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#78C2B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4C4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#923543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 26.8Pale violetred · ΔE 27.7Brown · ΔE 30.2Sienna · ΔE 31.8Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1Light coral · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 26.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D8776
Analogous#873D73, #87513D
Triadic#4E873D, #3D4E87
Split complementary#3D8751, #3D7387
Tetradic#73873D, #3D8776, #513D87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDB3BD
Lighter +30%#CD909E
Lighter +20%#BD6D7F
Lighter +10%#AA4D62
Darker −10%#642D3A
Darker −20%#411D25
Darker −30%#1E0D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A02541
Less saturated −25%#6F565B

Channel breakdown

R135
G61
B78
Red135 (52.9%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue346.22°
Saturation (HSL)37.76%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 3D · B 4E

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