Colour

#8B5353

#8B5353
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8B5353 is a red with RGB values 139, 83, 83 and HSL 0°, 25%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8B5353

RGBrgb(139, 83, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3255, 0.3255

RGB percentages54.5%, 32.5%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(0, 25.2%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 40.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 40.3%, 40.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,130,835

CSS custom property--colour: #8B5353;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#74ACAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5C53no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#954C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Dim grey · ΔE 25.5 Sienna · ΔE 26.4 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 28 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 23.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#538B8B

Analogous#8B536F, #8B6F53

Triadic#538B53, #53538B

Split complementary#538B6F, #536F8B

Tetradic#6F8B53, #538B8B, #6F538B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CACA

Lighter +30%#CDAAAA

Lighter +20%#B98B8B

Lighter +10%#A66B6B

Darker −10%#6B4040

Darker −20%#4B2D2D

Darker −30%#2B1A1A

Darker −40%#0B0707

More saturated +25%#A73737

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R139

G83

B83

Red139 (54.5%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)25.23%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 53 · B 53

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