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Recognised as Colour

#8A7570

  • #8A7570
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8A7570 is a red with RGB values 138, 117, 112 and HSL 12°, 10%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8A7570#8A7570
HEX#8A7570
RGBrgb(138, 117, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4588, 0.4392
RGB percentages54.1%, 45.9%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(11.5, 10.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 18.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.2%, 18.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,074,032
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7570;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#758A8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7B70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8F7274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.7Dim grey · ΔE 11.4Rosy brown · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 20Dark grey · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70858A
Analogous#8A7078, #8A8270
Triadic#708A75, #75708A
Split complementary#708A82, #70788A
Tetradic#788A70, #70858A, #82708A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E1E0
Lighter +30%#CFC6C4
Lighter +20%#B8ABA8
Lighter +10%#A1908C
Darker −10%#6E5D59
Darker −20%#524542
Darker −30%#362D2B
Darker −40%#191615
More saturated +25%#A96251
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R138
G117
B112
Red138 (54.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)10.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 75 · B 70

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