Recognised as Colour

#8A4245

#8A4245
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8A4245 is a red with RGB values 138, 66, 69 and HSL 358°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4245

RGBrgb(138, 66, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2588, 0.2706

RGB percentages54.1%, 25.9%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(357.5, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 50%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,060,933

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4245;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#75BDBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#524F45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#645D44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#963843no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Sienna · ΔE 23.9 Brown · ΔE 25.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428A87

Analogous#8A4269, #8A6342

Triadic#458A42, #42458A

Split complementary#428A63, #42698A

Tetradic#698A42, #428A87, #63428A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBABC

Lighter +30%#CD989A

Lighter +20%#BD7578

Lighter +10%#AC5356

Darker −10%#673234

Darker −20%#452123

Darker −30%#221111

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A3292E

Less saturated −25%#715C5C

Channel breakdown

R138

G66

B69

Red138 (54.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue357.5°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 42 · B 45

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