Colour

#8B3449

#8B3449
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8B3449 is a red with RGB values 139, 52, 73 and HSL 346°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B3449

RGBrgb(139, 52, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2039, 0.2863

RGB percentages54.5%, 20.4%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(345.5, 45.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.5, 62.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 62.6%, 47.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,122,889

CSS custom property--colour: #8B3449;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#74CBB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464749no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D5847no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Tritanopia#97283Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.8 Brown · ΔE 26.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.3 Sienna · ΔE 31.8 Maroon · ΔE 34 Light coral · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#348B76

Analogous#8B3474, #8B4B34

Triadic#498B34, #34498B

Split complementary#348B4B, #34748B

Tetradic#758B34, #348B76, #4B348B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0ABB8

Lighter +30%#D28698

Lighter +20%#C46179

Lighter +10%#B0425C

Darker −10%#662636

Darker −20%#411822

Darker −30%#1C0A0F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A31C3D

Less saturated −25%#734C55

Channel breakdown

R139

G52

B73

Red139 (54.5%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue345.52°

Saturation (HSL)45.55%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 34 · B 49

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