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Recognised as Colour

#8A3745

  • #8A3745
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A3745 is a red with RGB values 138, 55, 69 and HSL 350°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8A3745#8A3745
HEX#8A3745
RGBrgb(138, 55, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2157, 0.2706
RGB percentages54.1%, 21.6%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(349.9, 43%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 60.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 50%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,058,117
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3745;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#75C8BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494845no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5943no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#962B3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.6Brown · ΔE 24.8Sienna · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.4Maroon · ΔE 32.1Saddle brown · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#378A7C
Analogous#8A376F, #8A5337
Triadic#458A37, #37458A
Split complementary#378A53, #376F8A
Tetradic#6E8A37, #378A7C, #52378A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFAEB6
Lighter +30%#D08A96
Lighter +20%#C26575
Lighter +10%#AE4657
Darker −10%#662833
Darker −20%#411A21
Darker −30%#1D0B0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A21F35
Less saturated −25%#724F55

Channel breakdown

R138
G55
B69
Red138 (54.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue349.88°
Saturation (HSL)43.01%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 37 · B 45

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