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Recognised as Colour

#8A575B

  • #8A575B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A575B is a red with RGB values 138, 87, 91 and HSL 355°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8A575B#8A575B
HEX#8A575B
RGBrgb(138, 87, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3412, 0.3569
RGB percentages54.1%, 34.1%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(355.3, 22.7%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 37%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 34.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,331
CSS custom property--colour: #8A575B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#75A8A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#605F5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D695Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#935259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Gray · ΔE 25.1Indian red · ΔE 29.9Sienna · ΔE 30.1Pale violetred · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#578A86
Analogous#8A5775, #8A6D57
Triadic#5B8A57, #575B8A
Split complementary#578A6D, #57758A
Tetradic#748A57, #578A86, #6C578A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CDCF
Lighter +30%#CCAEB0
Lighter +20%#B88F92
Lighter +10%#A56F74
Darker −10%#6B4346
Darker −20%#4B3032
Darker −30%#2C1C1D
Darker −40%#0D0808
More saturated +25%#A63B43
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R138
G87
B91
Red138 (54.1%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue355.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.67%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 57 · B 5B

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