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Recognised as Colour

#8A3E42

  • #8A3E42
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A3E42 is a red with RGB values 138, 62, 66 and HSL 357°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8A3E42#8A3E42
HEX#8A3E42
RGBrgb(138, 62, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2431, 0.2588
RGB percentages54.1%, 24.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(356.8, 38%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 55.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 52.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,906
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3E42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#75C1BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F4C42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#625C40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Tritanopia#963340no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22.6Sienna · ΔE 23.8Brown · ΔE 24.2Saddle brown · ΔE 28.4Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2Maroon · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E8A86
Analogous#8A3E68, #8A603E
Triadic#428A3E, #3E428A
Split complementary#3E8A60, #3E688A
Tetradic#688A3E, #3E8A86, #603E8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB6B8
Lighter +30%#CE9396
Lighter +20%#BF6F74
Lighter +10%#AD4E53
Darker −10%#672E31
Darker −20%#441E20
Darker −30%#200F10
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3252C
Less saturated −25%#715758

Channel breakdown

R138
G62
B66
Red138 (54.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue356.84°
Saturation (HSL)38%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3E · B 42

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