Recognised as Colour

#8B5443

#8B5443
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8B5443 is a red with RGB values 139, 84, 67 and HSL 14°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8B5443

RGBrgb(139, 84, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3294, 0.2627

RGB percentages54.5%, 32.9%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(14.2, 35%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.2, 51.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.6%, 51.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,131,075

CSS custom property--colour: #8B5443;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#74ABBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625B42no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F6742no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#974B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 18.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.9 Indian red · ΔE 26.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#437A8B

Analogous#8B4356, #8B7843

Triadic#438B54, #54438B

Split complementary#438B78, #43568B

Tetradic#568B43, #437A8B, #78438B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC4BC

Lighter +30%#CEA699

Lighter +20%#BD8777

Lighter +10%#AD6954

Darker −10%#693F32

Darker −20%#462A22

Darker −30%#241611

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#A54629

Less saturated −25%#71625D

Channel breakdown

R139

G84

B67

Red139 (54.5%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue14.17°

Saturation (HSL)34.95%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 54 · B 43

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