Recognised as Colour

#8B6967

#8B6967
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8B6967 is a red with RGB values 139, 105, 103 and HSL 3°, 15%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8B6967

RGBrgb(139, 105, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4118, 0.4039

RGB percentages54.5%, 41.2%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(3.3, 14.9%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 25.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.5%, 25.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,136,487

CSS custom property--colour: #8B6967;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#749698

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6D67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#777467no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#926569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dark grey · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#67898B

Analogous#8B6777, #8B7B67

Triadic#678B69, #69678B

Split complementary#678B7B, #67778B

Tetradic#778B67, #67898B, #7B678B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4DBDA

Lighter +30%#CEBEBD

Lighter +20%#B8A1A0

Lighter +10%#A38482

Darker −10%#6E5351

Darker −20%#503D3C

Darker −30%#332726

Darker −40%#161010

More saturated +25%#A94E49

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R139

G105

B103

Red139 (54.5%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue3.33°

Saturation (HSL)14.88%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 69 · B 67

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