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Recognised as Colour

#8A3B46

  • #8A3B46
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A3B46 is a red with RGB values 138, 59, 70 and HSL 352°, 40%, 39%. 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

#8A3B46#8A3B46
HEX#8A3B46
RGBrgb(138, 59, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2314, 0.2745
RGB percentages54.1%, 23.1%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(351.6, 40.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 57.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 57.2%, 49.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,142
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3B46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#75C4B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C4B46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#605B44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#96303Fno 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 text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.5Brown · ΔE 25.4Sienna · ΔE 27.3Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6Saddle brown · ΔE 32.1Light coral · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B8A7F
Analogous#8A3B6E, #8A583B
Triadic#468A3B, #3B468A
Split complementary#3B8A58, #3B6E8A
Tetradic#6D8A3B, #3B8A7F, #573B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB3B9
Lighter +30%#CF8F98
Lighter +20%#C06B77
Lighter +10%#AE4A58
Darker −10%#662C34
Darker −20%#431C22
Darker −30%#1F0D10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A32234
Less saturated −25%#715458

Channel breakdown

R138
G59
B70
Red138 (54.1%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue351.65°
Saturation (HSL)40.1%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3B · B 46

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