Recognised as Colour

#8B6859

#8B6859
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8B6859 is a orange with RGB values 139, 104, 89 and HSL 18°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#8B6859#8B6859

HEX#8B6859

RGBrgb(139, 104, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4078, 0.349

RGB percentages54.5%, 40.8%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(18, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 25.2%, 36%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,136,217

CSS custom property--colour: #8B6859;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#7497A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716B58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#797359no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#946264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8 Gray · ΔE 19.4 Sienna · ΔE 28.1 Dark grey · ΔE 28.7 Slate grey · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#597C8B

Analogous#8B5963, #8B8159

Triadic#598B68, #68598B

Split complementary#598B81, #59638B

Tetradic#638B59, #597C8B, #81598B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1D5CF

Lighter +30%#CDB9B0

Lighter +20%#B99D91

Lighter +10%#A58172

Darker −10%#6C5145

Darker −20%#4D3931

Darker −30%#2E221D

Darker −40%#0F0B09

More saturated +25%#A75D3D

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R139

G104

B89

Red139 (54.5%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue18°

Saturation (HSL)21.93%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 68 · B 59

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