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Colour

#8A5548

  • #8A5548
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8A5548 is a red with RGB values 138, 85, 72 and HSL 12°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8A5548#8A5548
HEX#8A5548
RGBrgb(138, 85, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3333, 0.2824
RGB percentages54.1%, 33.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(11.8, 31.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.8, 47.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 47.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,800
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5548;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#75AAB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#625C47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#954D52no 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 text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 20.9Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3Saddle brown · ΔE 25.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.6Indian red · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#487D8A
Analogous#8A485C, #8A7648
Triadic#488A55, #55488A
Split complementary#488A76, #485C8A
Tetradic#5C8A48, #487D8A, #76488A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC6C0
Lighter +30%#CDA79E
Lighter +20%#BB897D
Lighter +10%#AA6B5B
Darker −10%#684037
Darker −20%#472C25
Darker −30%#251714
Darker −40%#040202
More saturated +25%#A4452E
Less saturated −25%#706562

Channel breakdown

R138
G85
B72
Red138 (54.1%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue11.82°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 55 · B 48

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