Colour

#8B736D

#8B736D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B736D is a red with RGB values 139, 115, 109 and HSL 12°, 12%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B736D

RGBrgb(139, 115, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.451, 0.4275

RGB percentages54.5%, 45.1%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(12, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 21.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,139,053

CSS custom property--colour: #8B736D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18855WCAG 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 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#748C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78766Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7A6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#917071no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Dark grey · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D858B

Analogous#8B6D76, #8B826D

Triadic#6D8B73, #736D8B

Split complementary#6D8B82, #6D768B

Tetradic#768B6D, #6D858B, #826D8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E0DE

Lighter +30%#CFC5C2

Lighter +20%#B9A9A5

Lighter +10%#A28E89

Darker −10%#6E5B57

Darker −20%#524440

Darker −30%#352C2A

Darker −40%#191413

More saturated +25%#AA604E

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R139

G115

B109

Red139 (54.5%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)12.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 73 · B 6D

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Colour values

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