Colour

#8B4955

#8B4955
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8B4955 is a red with RGB values 139, 73, 85 and HSL 349°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B4955

RGBrgb(139, 73, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2863, 0.3333

RGB percentages54.5%, 28.6%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(349.1, 31.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.1, 47.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 47.5%, 38.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,128,277

CSS custom property--colour: #8B4955;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#74B6AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555555no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#656254no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#96424Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 26.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30.2 Sienna · ΔE 30.4 Brown · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 26.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498B7F

Analogous#8B4976, #8B5E49

Triadic#558B49, #49558B

Split complementary#498B5E, #49768B

Tetradic#768B49, #498B7F, #5E498B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFC1C7

Lighter +30%#CDA0A8

Lighter +20%#BC7E8A

Lighter +10%#AA5D6B

Darker −10%#6A3741

Darker −20%#48262C

Darker −30%#271418

Darker −40%#050303

More saturated +25%#A52E44

Less saturated −25%#706366

Channel breakdown

R139

G73

B85

Red139 (54.5%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue349.09°

Saturation (HSL)31.13%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 49 · B 55

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