Colour

#8B736E

#8B736E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B736E is a red with RGB values 139, 115, 110 and HSL 10°, 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#8B736E

RGBrgb(139, 115, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.451, 0.4314

RGB percentages54.5%, 45.1%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(10.3, 11.6%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.3, 20.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 17.3%, 20.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,139,054

CSS custom property--colour: #8B736E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

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

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#748C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#7D7A6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#917072no 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 text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11 Dim grey · ΔE 12.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E868B

Analogous#8B6E78, #8B826E

Triadic#6E8B73, #736E8B

Split complementary#6E8B81, #6E788B

Tetradic#788B6E, #6E868B, #826E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E0DF

Lighter +30%#CFC5C3

Lighter +20%#B9A9A6

Lighter +10%#A28E8A

Darker −10%#6F5B57

Darker −20%#524441

Darker −30%#362C2A

Darker −40%#191514

More saturated +25%#AA5F4F

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R139

G115

B110

Red139 (54.5%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue10.34°

Saturation (HSL)11.65%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 73 · B 6E

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