Colour

#8A686B

#8A686B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8A686B is a red with RGB values 138, 104, 107 and HSL 355°, 14%, 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

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HEX#8A686B

RGBrgb(138, 104, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4078, 0.4196

RGB percentages54.1%, 40.8%, 42%

HSLhsl(354.7, 14%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 24.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 22.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,070,699

CSS custom property--colour: #8A686B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#759794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Tritanopia#916569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Dark grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#688A87

Analogous#8A687C, #8A7668

Triadic#6B8A68, #686B8A

Split complementary#688A76, #687C8A

Tetradic#7C8A68, #688A87, #76688A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DBDB

Lighter +30%#CEBDBF

Lighter +20%#B8A0A2

Lighter +10%#A28386

Darker −10%#6D5254

Darker −20%#503C3E

Darker −30%#332627

Darker −40%#161011

More saturated +25%#A84A52

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R138

G104

B107

Red138 (54.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue354.71°

Saturation (HSL)14.05%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 68 · B 6B

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