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Recognised as Colour

#8B646D

  • #8B646D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#8B646D is a red with RGB values 139, 100, 109 and HSL 346°, 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

#8B646D#8B646D
HEX#8B646D
RGBrgb(139, 100, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3922, 0.4275
RGB percentages54.5%, 39.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(346.2, 16.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.2, 28.1%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.1%, 21.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,135,213
CSS custom property--colour: #8B646D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#749B92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696A6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#72716Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#926267no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Dark grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#648B82
Analogous#8B6480, #8B6E64
Triadic#6D8B64, #646D8B
Split complementary#648B6E, #64808B
Tetradic#818B64, #648B82, #6F648B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D8DB
Lighter +30%#CEBABF
Lighter +20%#B89DA3
Lighter +10%#A37F87
Darker −10%#6D4F56
Darker −20%#50393E
Darker −30%#322427
Darker −40%#140F10
More saturated +25%#A9465D
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R139
G100
B109
Red139 (54.5%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue346.15°
Saturation (HSL)16.32%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 64 · B 6D

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