Colour

#8A565F

#8A565F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A565F is a red with RGB values 138, 86, 95 and HSL 350°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8A565F#8A565F

HEX#8A565F

RGBrgb(138, 86, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3373, 0.3725

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.7%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(349.6, 23.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.6, 37.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 37.7%, 31.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,066,079

CSS custom property--colour: #8A565F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#75A9A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5F5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B685Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#935259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 25.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#568A81

Analogous#8A5679, #8A6756

Triadic#5F8A56, #565F8A

Split complementary#568A67, #56798A

Tetradic#798A56, #568A81, #67568A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CCD0

Lighter +30%#CCADB2

Lighter +20%#B88E95

Lighter +10%#A56E78

Darker −10%#6B4249

Darker −20%#4B2F34

Darker −30%#2C1B1E

Darker −40%#0C0808

More saturated +25%#A63A4D

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R138

G86

B95

Red138 (54.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue349.62°

Saturation (HSL)23.21%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 56 · B 5F

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