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Recognised as Colour

#8A635D

  • #8A635D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#8A635D is a red with RGB values 138, 99, 93 and HSL 8°, 19%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#8A635D#8A635D
HEX#8A635D
RGBrgb(138, 99, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3882, 0.3647
RGB percentages54.1%, 38.8%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(8, 19.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8, 32.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 32.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,069,405
CSS custom property--colour: #8A635D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15117WCAG 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 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#759CA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B685Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#746F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#935E61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Dark grey · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D848A
Analogous#8A5D6D, #8A795D
Triadic#5D8A63, #635D8A
Split complementary#5D8A79, #5D6D8A
Tetradic#6D8A5D, #5D848A, #7A5D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D4D2
Lighter +30%#CCB7B4
Lighter +20%#B89A95
Lighter +10%#A37D77
Darker −10%#6C4D48
Darker −20%#4D3734
Darker −30%#2F211F
Darker −40%#100C0B
More saturated +25%#A74E40
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R138
G99
B93
Red138 (54.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue8°
Saturation (HSL)19.48%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 63 · B 5D

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