Colour

#8A5648

#8A5648
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8A5648 is a red with RGB values 138, 86, 72 and HSL 13°, 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

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HEX#8A5648

RGBrgb(138, 86, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3373, 0.2824

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.7%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(12.7, 31.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.7, 47.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 37.7%, 47.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,066,056

CSS custom property--colour: #8A5648;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 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#75A9B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625D47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6747no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Tritanopia#954E52no 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 text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 20.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 25.1 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Gray · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 20.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#487C8A

Analogous#8A485B, #8A7748

Triadic#488A56, #56488A

Split complementary#488A77, #485B8A

Tetradic#5B8A48, #487C8A, #77488A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC6C0

Lighter +30%#CDA89E

Lighter +20%#BB8A7D

Lighter +10%#AA6C5B

Darker −10%#684137

Darker −20%#472C25

Darker −30%#251714

Darker −40%#040202

More saturated +25%#A4472E

Less saturated −25%#706562

Channel breakdown

R138

G86

B72

Red138 (54.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue12.73°

Saturation (HSL)31.43%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 56 · B 48

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