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Recognised as Colour

#8B3750

  • #8B3750
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B3750 is a red with RGB values 139, 55, 80 and HSL 342°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8B3750#8B3750
HEX#8B3750
RGBrgb(139, 55, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2157, 0.3137
RGB percentages54.5%, 21.6%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(342.1, 43.3%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 60.4%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.4%, 42.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,123,664
CSS custom property--colour: #8B3750;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#74C8AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#474A51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5A4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#962E40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.2Indian red · ΔE 26.8Brown · ΔE 29.7Sienna · ΔE 34.6Light coral · ΔE 34.9Rosy brown · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#378B72
Analogous#8B377A, #8B4837
Triadic#508B37, #37508B
Split complementary#378B48, #377A8B
Tetradic#7A8B37, #378B72, #48378B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFAFBD
Lighter +30%#D18A9F
Lighter +20%#C26681
Lighter +10%#B04565
Darker −10%#66293B
Darker −20%#421A26
Darker −30%#1D0C11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A31F46
Less saturated −25%#734F5A

Channel breakdown

R139
G55
B80
Red139 (54.5%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue342.14°
Saturation (HSL)43.3%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 37 · B 50

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