Recognised as Colour

#8A686E

#8A686E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8A686E is a red with RGB values 138, 104, 110 and HSL 349°, 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#8A686E

RGBrgb(138, 104, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4078, 0.4314

RGB percentages54.1%, 40.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(349.4, 14%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.4, 24.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 24.6%, 20.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,070,702

CSS custom property--colour: #8A686E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#759791

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6D6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#75736Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#90666Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Dark grey · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#688A84

Analogous#8A687F, #8A7368

Triadic#6E8A68, #686E8A

Split complementary#688A73, #687F8A

Tetradic#7F8A68, #688A84, #73688A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DBDC

Lighter +30%#CEBDC0

Lighter +20%#B8A0A4

Lighter +10%#A28389

Darker −10%#6D5257

Darker −20%#503C40

Darker −30%#332628

Darker −40%#161011

More saturated +25%#A84A5A

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R138

G104

B110

Red138 (54.1%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue349.41°

Saturation (HSL)14.05%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 68 · B 6E

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Colour values

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