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Recognised as Colour

#8A545C

  • #8A545C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A545C is a red with RGB values 138, 84, 92 and HSL 351°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8A545C#8A545C
HEX#8A545C
RGBrgb(138, 84, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3294, 0.3608
RGB percentages54.1%, 32.9%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(351.1, 24.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.1, 39.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 33.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,564
CSS custom property--colour: #8A545C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#75ABA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A675Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#934F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 26.7Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Indian red · ΔE 29.6Sienna · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#548A82
Analogous#8A5477, #8A6754
Triadic#5C8A54, #545C8A
Split complementary#548A67, #54778A
Tetradic#778A54, #548A82, #67548A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFCBCE
Lighter +30%#CCABB0
Lighter +20%#B98B92
Lighter +10%#A56C74
Darker −10%#6A4147
Darker −20%#4B2D32
Darker −30%#2B1A1D
Darker −40%#0B0707
More saturated +25%#A63848
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R138
G84
B92
Red138 (54.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue351.11°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 54 · B 5C

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