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Recognised as Colour

#8A434D

  • #8A434D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A434D is a red with RGB values 138, 67, 77 and HSL 352°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8A434D#8A434D
HEX#8A434D
RGBrgb(138, 67, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2627, 0.302
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.3%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(351.5, 34.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.5, 51.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 44.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,197
CSS custom property--colour: #8A434D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#75BCB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51504Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#635E4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#953B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 25Pale violetred · ΔE 28Sienna · ΔE 28.2Brown · ΔE 29Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5Light coral · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#438A80
Analogous#8A4371, #8A5D43
Triadic#4D8A43, #434D8A
Split complementary#438A5D, #43718A
Tetradic#718A43, #438A80, #5C438A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBBC0
Lighter +30%#CD99A0
Lighter +20%#BD7680
Lighter +10%#AC5460
Darker −10%#68323A
Darker −20%#452227
Darker −30%#231114
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#A4293B
Less saturated −25%#705D5F

Channel breakdown

R138
G67
B77
Red138 (54.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue351.55°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 43 · B 4D

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