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Recognised as Colour

#8B5446

  • #8B5446
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8B5446 is a red with RGB values 139, 84, 70 and HSL 12°, 33%, 41%. 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

#8B5446#8B5446
HEX#8B5446
RGBrgb(139, 84, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3294, 0.2745
RGB percentages54.5%, 32.9%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(12.2, 33%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 49.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 49.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,131,078
CSS custom property--colour: #8B5446;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#74ABB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615B45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6745no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#964C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 19.6Saddle brown · ΔE 24.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25Indian red · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.9Gray · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#467D8B
Analogous#8B465B, #8B7646
Triadic#468B54, #54468B
Split complementary#468B77, #465B8B
Tetradic#5B8B46, #467D8B, #77468B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC5BE
Lighter +30%#CDA69D
Lighter +20%#BC887B
Lighter +10%#AB6959
Darker −10%#694035
Darker −20%#472B24
Darker −30%#251713
Darker −40%#030202
More saturated +25%#A5442C
Less saturated −25%#716460

Channel breakdown

R139
G84
B70
Red139 (54.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue12.17°
Saturation (HSL)33.01%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 54 · B 46

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