Recognised as Colour

#8A4749

#8A4749
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8A4749 is a red with RGB values 138, 71, 73 and HSL 358°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4749

RGBrgb(138, 71, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2784, 0.2863

RGB percentages54.1%, 27.8%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(358.2, 32.1%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 48.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 48.6%, 47.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,062,217

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4749;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#75B8B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555249no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#666048no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#953E48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Sienna · ΔE 24.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1 Brown · ΔE 28.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#478A88

Analogous#8A476A, #8A6647

Triadic#498A47, #47498A

Split complementary#478A66, #476B8A

Tetradic#6B8A47, #478A88, #67478A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBFC0

Lighter +30%#CD9D9F

Lighter +20%#BB7C7E

Lighter +10%#AA5A5C

Darker −10%#683637

Darker −20%#472425

Darker −30%#251314

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#A42D30

Less saturated −25%#706162

Channel breakdown

R138

G71

B73

Red138 (54.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue358.21°

Saturation (HSL)32.06%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 47 · B 49

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