Colour

#8A4250

#8A4250
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8A4250 is a red with RGB values 138, 66, 80 and HSL 348°, 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#8A4250

RGBrgb(138, 66, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2588, 0.3137

RGB percentages54.1%, 25.9%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(348.3, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.2%, 42%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,060,944

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4250;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#75BDAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505050no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#625E4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#953A47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1 Brown · ΔE 30.1 Sienna · ΔE 30.3 Light coral · ΔE 33.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 25.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428A7C

Analogous#8A4274, #8A5842

Triadic#508A42, #42508A

Split complementary#428A58, #42748A

Tetradic#748A42, #428A7C, #58428A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBAC1

Lighter +30%#CD98A2

Lighter +20%#BD7583

Lighter +10%#AC5364

Darker −10%#67323C

Darker −20%#452128

Darker −30%#221114

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A32940

Less saturated −25%#715C60

Channel breakdown

R138

G66

B80

Red138 (54.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue348.33°

Saturation (HSL)35.29%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 42 · B 50

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