Colour

#8A656A

#8A656A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8A656A is a red with RGB values 138, 101, 106 and HSL 352°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8A656A

RGBrgb(138, 101, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3961, 0.4157

RGB percentages54.1%, 39.6%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(351.9, 15.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 26.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 26.8%, 23.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,069,930

CSS custom property--colour: #8A656A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#759A95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B6B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#737169no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#916267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 17.4 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7 Dark grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#658A85

Analogous#8A657C, #8A7265

Triadic#6A8A65, #656A8A

Split complementary#658A72, #657D8A

Tetradic#7D8A65, #658A85, #72658A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3D8DA

Lighter +30%#CDBBBD

Lighter +20%#B89DA1

Lighter +10%#A28085

Darker −10%#6D4F53

Darker −20%#4F3A3D

Darker −30%#322426

Darker −40%#140F10

More saturated +25%#A84754

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R138

G101

B106

Red138 (54.1%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue351.89°

Saturation (HSL)15.48%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 65 · B 6A

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