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Recognised as Colour

#8B6469

  • #8B6469
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#8B6469 is a red with RGB values 139, 100, 105 and HSL 352°, 16%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#8B6469#8B6469
HEX#8B6469
RGBrgb(139, 100, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3922, 0.4118
RGB percentages54.5%, 39.2%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(352.3, 16.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.3, 28.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 24.5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,135,209
CSS custom property--colour: #8B6469;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#749B96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A6A69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#737168no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#926166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dark grey · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#648B86
Analogous#8B647C, #8B7364
Triadic#698B64, #64698B
Split complementary#648B72, #647C8B
Tetradic#7C8B64, #648B86, #73648B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D8D9
Lighter +30%#CEBABD
Lighter +20%#B89DA0
Lighter +10%#A37F84
Darker −10%#6D4F53
Darker −20%#50393C
Darker −30%#322426
Darker −40%#140F0F
More saturated +25%#A94653
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R139
G100
B105
Red139 (54.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue352.31°
Saturation (HSL)16.32%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 64 · B 69

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