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Recognised as Colour

#8A5F70

  • #8A5F70
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#8A5F70 is a red with RGB values 138, 95, 112 and HSL 336°, 18%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#8A5F70#8A5F70
HEX#8A5F70
RGBrgb(138, 95, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3725, 0.4392
RGB percentages54.1%, 37.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(336.3, 18.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 31.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 18.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,400
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5F70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#75A08F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636771no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#915D65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.4Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3Pale violetred · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F8A79
Analogous#8A5F86, #8A645F
Triadic#708A5F, #5F708A
Split complementary#5F8A63, #5F868A
Tetradic#858A5F, #5F8A79, #635F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D4D9
Lighter +30%#CCB6BF
Lighter +20%#B897A4
Lighter +10%#A3798A
Darker −10%#6C4A57
Darker −20%#4E353F
Darker −30%#2F2126
Darker −40%#110C0E
More saturated +25%#A7426A
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R138
G95
B112
Red138 (54.1%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue336.28°
Saturation (HSL)18.45%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 5F · B 70

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