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Recognised as Colour

#8A433C

  • #8A433C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8A433C is a red with RGB values 138, 67, 60 and HSL 5°, 39%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8A433C#8A433C
HEX#8A433C
RGBrgb(138, 67, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2627, 0.2353
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.3%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(5.4, 39.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.4, 56.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 56.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,180
CSS custom property--colour: #8A433C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#75BCC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#544F3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#655E3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Tritanopia#963842no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#3C838A
Analogous#8A3C5C, #8A6A3C
Triadic#3C8A43, #433C8A
Split complementary#3C8A6A, #3C5C8A
Tetradic#5C8A3C, #3C838A, #6A3C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DEB8B4
Lighter +30%#CF9690
Lighter +20%#BF746D
Lighter +10%#AE544B
Darker −10%#66322D
Darker −20%#43201D
Darker −30%#1F0F0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A32F23
Less saturated −25%#715755

Channel breakdown

R138
G67
B60
Red138 (54.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue5.38°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 43 · B 3C

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