Recognised as Colour

#8A3645

#8A3645
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8A3645 is a red with RGB values 138, 54, 69 and HSL 349°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3645

RGBrgb(138, 54, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2118, 0.2706

RGB percentages54.1%, 21.2%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(349.3, 43.7%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 60.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 60.9%, 50%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,057,861

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3645;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.79:1

Contrast with white7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#75C9BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#484845no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Tritanopia#962A3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.7 Brown · ΔE 24.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.8 Maroon · ΔE 32.1 Light coral · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#368A7B

Analogous#8A366F, #8A5136

Triadic#458A36, #36458A

Split complementary#368A51, #366F8A

Tetradic#6F8A36, #368A7B, #51368A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFADB6

Lighter +30%#D18895

Lighter +20%#C26475

Lighter +10%#AF4457

Darker −10%#652833

Darker −20%#411920

Darker −30%#1C0B0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21E36

Less saturated −25%#724E54

Channel breakdown

R138

G54

B69

Red138 (54.1%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue349.29°

Saturation (HSL)43.75%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 36 · B 45

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