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Recognised as Colour

#8A6867

  • #8A6867
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#8A6867 is a red with RGB values 138, 104, 103 and HSL 2°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#8A6867#8A6867
HEX#8A6867
RGBrgb(138, 104, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4078, 0.4039
RGB percentages54.1%, 40.8%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(1.7, 14.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.7, 25.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 25.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,070,695
CSS custom property--colour: #8A6867;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#759798

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6C67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#767367no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#916568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7Dark grey · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67898A
Analogous#8A6777, #8A7967
Triadic#678A68, #68678A
Split complementary#678A7A, #67778A
Tetradic#778A67, #67898A, #7A678A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DADA
Lighter +30%#CDBDBD
Lighter +20%#B8A09F
Lighter +10%#A28382
Darker −10%#6D5251
Darker −20%#503C3B
Darker −30%#322626
Darker −40%#151010
More saturated +25%#A84C49
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R138
G104
B103
Red138 (54.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue1.71°
Saturation (HSL)14.52%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 68 · B 67

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