Recognised as Colour

#8B5757

#8B5757
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8B5757 is a red with RGB values 139, 87, 87 and HSL 0°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8B5757

RGBrgb(139, 87, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3412, 0.3412

RGB percentages54.5%, 34.1%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(0, 23%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 37.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 37.4%, 37.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,131,863

CSS custom property--colour: #8B5757;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#74A8A8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E6956no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#955157no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5 Dim grey · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 25.7 Sienna · ΔE 27.7 Indian red · ΔE 28.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#578B8B

Analogous#8B5771, #8B7157

Triadic#578B57, #57578B

Split complementary#578B71, #57718B

Tetradic#718B57, #578B8B, #71578B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CECE

Lighter +30%#CDAEAE

Lighter +20%#B98F8F

Lighter +10%#A57070

Darker −10%#6C4343

Darker −20%#4C3030

Darker −30%#2D1C1C

Darker −40%#0E0808

More saturated +25%#A73B3B

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R139

G87

B87

Red139 (54.5%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)23.01%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 57 · B 57

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