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Recognised as Colour

#8A545E

  • #8A545E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A545E is a red with RGB values 138, 84, 94 and HSL 349°, 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

#8A545E#8A545E
HEX#8A545E
RGBrgb(138, 84, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3294, 0.3686
RGB percentages54.1%, 32.9%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(348.9, 24.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 39.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 31.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,566
CSS custom property--colour: #8A545E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#75ABA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D5D5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A675Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#934F58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.2Gray · ΔE 26.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Indian red · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#548A80
Analogous#8A5479, #8A6554
Triadic#5E8A54, #545E8A
Split complementary#548A65, #54798A
Tetradic#798A54, #548A80, #65548A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFCBCF
Lighter +30%#CCABB1
Lighter +20%#B98B94
Lighter +10%#A56C76
Darker −10%#6A4148
Darker −20%#4B2D33
Darker −30%#2B1A1D
Darker −40%#0B0708
More saturated +25%#A6384D
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R138
G84
B94
Red138 (54.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue348.89°
Saturation (HSL)24.32%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 54 · B 5E

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