Colour

#894D4F

#894D4F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#894D4F is a red with RGB values 137, 77, 79 and HSL 358°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#894D4F

RGBrgb(137, 77, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.302, 0.3098

RGB percentages53.7%, 30.2%, 31%

HSLhsl(358, 28%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358, 43.8%, 53.7%)

CMYK0%, 43.8%, 42.3%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,998,223

CSS custom property--colour: #894D4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1

Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#76B2B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59574Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#68634Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#94464Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4 Sienna · ΔE 26.3 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 25.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D8987

Analogous#894D6D, #89694D

Triadic#4F894D, #4D4F89

Split complementary#4D8969, #4D6D89

Tetradic#6D894D, #4D8987, #694D89

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC4C5

Lighter +30%#CCA3A5

Lighter +20%#B98385

Lighter +10%#A76264

Darker −10%#683B3C

Darker −20%#482829

Darker −30%#271617

Darker −40%#060404

More saturated +25%#A43236

Less saturated −25%#6E6868

Channel breakdown

R137

G77

B79

Red137 (53.7%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue358°

Saturation (HSL)28.04%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 89 · G 4D · B 4F

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Colour values

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