Recognised as Colour

#8B756F

#8B756F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8B756F is a red with RGB values 139, 117, 111 and HSL 13°, 11%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8B756F

RGBrgb(139, 117, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4588, 0.4353

RGB percentages54.5%, 45.9%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(12.9, 11.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 20.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 15.8%, 20.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,139,567

CSS custom property--colour: #8B756F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#748A90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A776Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F7B6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#917273no 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 text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.3 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F858B

Analogous#8B6F77, #8B836F

Triadic#6F8B75, #756F8B

Split complementary#6F8B83, #6F778B

Tetradic#778B6F, #6F858B, #836F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E1E0

Lighter +30%#CFC6C4

Lighter +20%#B9ABA7

Lighter +10%#A2908B

Darker −10%#6F5D58

Darker −20%#524542

Darker −30%#362D2B

Darker −40%#1A1614

More saturated +25%#AA6350

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R139

G117

B111

Red139 (54.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue12.86°

Saturation (HSL)11.2%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 75 · B 6F

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