Colour

#8A6961

#8A6961
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8A6961 is a red with RGB values 138, 105, 97 and HSL 12°, 17%, 46%. 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#8A6961

RGBrgb(138, 105, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4118, 0.3804

RGB percentages54.1%, 41.2%, 38%

HSLhsl(11.7, 17.4%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 29.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 23.9%, 29.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,070,945

CSS custom property--colour: #8A6961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16369WCAG 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 4.91:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#75969E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706D60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#787361no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#926567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 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 15.6 Gray · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Dark grey · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61828A

Analogous#8A616E, #8A7D61

Triadic#618A69, #69618A

Split complementary#618A7E, #616D8A

Tetradic#6E8A61, #61828A, #7E618A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2D8D5

Lighter +30%#CDBCB7

Lighter +20%#B89F99

Lighter +10%#A3837B

Darker −10%#6C524C

Darker −20%#4E3B37

Darker −30%#302522

Darker −40%#120E0D

More saturated +25%#A75744

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R138

G105

B97

Red138 (54.1%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue11.71°

Saturation (HSL)17.45%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 69 · B 61

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