Colour

#8A5554

#8A5554
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A5554 is a red with RGB values 138, 85, 84 and HSL 1°, 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

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HEX#8A5554

RGBrgb(138, 85, 84)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3333, 0.3294

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.3%, 32.9%

HSLhsl(1.1, 24.3%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.1, 39.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 38.4%, 39.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,065,812

CSS custom property--colour: #8A5554;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 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 black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#75AAAB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605D54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6753no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#944F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 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 text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Gray · ΔE 26.6 Sienna · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 28.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54898A

Analogous#8A546E, #8A7054

Triadic#548A55, #55548A

Split complementary#548A70, #546E8A

Tetradic#6E8A54, #54898A, #70548A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFCBCB

Lighter +30%#CCACAB

Lighter +20%#B98C8B

Lighter +10%#A56D6C

Darker −10%#6A4141

Darker −20%#4B2E2D

Darker −30%#2B1A1A

Darker −40%#0B0707

More saturated +25%#A63A38

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R138

G85

B84

Red138 (54.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue84 (32.9%)

Hue1.11°

Saturation (HSL)24.32%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 55 · B 54

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