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Recognised as Colour

#8A4B4E

  • #8A4B4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8A4B4E is a red with RGB values 138, 75, 78 and HSL 357°, 30%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8A4B4E#8A4B4E
HEX#8A4B4E
RGBrgb(138, 75, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2941, 0.3059
RGB percentages54.1%, 29.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(357.1, 29.6%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.1, 45.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 43.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,063,246
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4B4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#75B4B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#58564Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#67624Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95434Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 25.6Sienna · ΔE 26Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Pale violetred · ΔE 29.7Brown · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 25.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B8A87
Analogous#8A4B6E, #8A674B
Triadic#4E8A4B, #4B4E8A
Split complementary#4B8A67, #4B6E8A
Tetradic#6E8A4B, #4B8A87, #674B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC3C4
Lighter +30%#CCA2A4
Lighter +20%#BA8183
Lighter +10%#A86063
Darker −10%#69393B
Darker −20%#482729
Darker −30%#271516
Darker −40%#060303
More saturated +25%#A53036
Less saturated −25%#6F6666

Channel breakdown

R138
G75
B78
Red138 (54.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue357.14°
Saturation (HSL)29.58%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 4B · B 4E

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