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Recognised as Colour

#8A5145

  • #8A5145
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8A5145 is a red with RGB values 138, 81, 69 and HSL 10°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8A5145#8A5145
HEX#8A5145
RGBrgb(138, 81, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3176, 0.2706
RGB percentages54.1%, 31.8%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(10.4, 33.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 50%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 50%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,064,773
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5145;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#75AEBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#5E5944no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6544no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#95484Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#457E8A
Analogous#8A455C, #8A7345
Triadic#458A51, #51458A
Split complementary#458A73, #455C8A
Tetradic#5C8A45, #457E8A, #73458A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DEC3BD
Lighter +30%#CDA49B
Lighter +20%#BC8579
Lighter +10%#AB6657
Darker −10%#683D34
Darker −20%#462923
Darker −30%#241512
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#A4402B
Less saturated −25%#70625F

Channel breakdown

R138
G81
B69
Red138 (54.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue10.43°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 51 · B 45

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