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Recognised as Colour

#8B5044

  • #8B5044
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8B5044 is a red with RGB values 139, 80, 68 and HSL 10°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8B5044#8B5044
HEX#8B5044
RGBrgb(139, 80, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3137, 0.2667
RGB percentages54.5%, 31.4%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(10.1, 34.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.1, 51.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 42.4%, 51.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,130,052
CSS custom property--colour: #8B5044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#74AFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E5843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C6543no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97474Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 19.1Saddle brown · ΔE 23.7Indian red · ΔE 25.3Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3Brown · ΔE 29.4Dim grey · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#447F8B
Analogous#8B445C, #8B7444
Triadic#448B50, #50448B
Split complementary#448B73, #445C8B
Tetradic#5C8B44, #447F8B, #73448B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC2BD
Lighter +30%#CEA39A
Lighter +20%#BD8478
Lighter +10%#AC6456
Darker −10%#693C33
Darker −20%#472922
Darker −30%#241512
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#A53F2A
Less saturated −25%#71615E

Channel breakdown

R139
G80
B68
Red139 (54.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue10.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 50 · B 44

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