Recognised as Colour

#8B7272

#8B7272
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B7272 is a red with RGB values 139, 114, 114 and HSL 0°, 10%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B7272

RGBrgb(139, 114, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4471, 0.4471

RGB percentages54.5%, 44.7%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(0, 9.9%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 18%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 18%, 18%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,138,802

CSS custom property--colour: #8B7272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#748D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#917072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.9 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.4 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#728B8B

Analogous#8B727F, #8B7F72

Triadic#728B72, #72728B

Split complementary#728B7F, #727F8B

Tetradic#7F8B72, #728B8B, #7F728B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E2E2

Lighter +30%#D0C6C6

Lighter +20%#B9AAAA

Lighter +10%#A28E8E

Darker −10%#6F5B5B

Darker −20%#534444

Darker −30%#372D2D

Darker −40%#1B1616

More saturated +25%#AB5252

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R139

G114

B114

Red139 (54.5%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)9.88%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 72 · B 72

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