Recognised as Colour

#8A4C41

#8A4C41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8A4C41 is a red with RGB values 138, 76, 65 and HSL 9°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4C41

RGBrgb(138, 76, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.298, 0.2549

RGB percentages54.1%, 29.8%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(9, 36%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9, 52.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 44.9%, 52.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,063,489

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4C41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#75B3BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5540no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6240no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#964249no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 18.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 23.1 Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Brown · ΔE 27.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#417F8A

Analogous#8A415A, #8A7041

Triadic#418A4C, #4C418A

Split complementary#418A70, #415B8A

Tetradic#5B8A41, #417F8A, #71418A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBFB9

Lighter +30%#CE9F96

Lighter +20%#BD7F74

Lighter +10%#AD5F51

Darker −10%#673931

Darker −20%#452620

Darker −30%#221310

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A33A28

Less saturated −25%#715E5A

Channel breakdown

R138

G76

B65

Red138 (54.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue9.04°

Saturation (HSL)35.96%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 4C · B 41

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Colour harmonies

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