Colour

#8C4833

#8C4833
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8C4833 is a red with RGB values 140, 72, 51 and HSL 14°, 47%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8C4833#8C4833

HEX#8C4833

RGBrgb(140, 72, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2824, 0.2

RGB percentages54.9%, 28.2%, 20%

HSLhsl(14.2, 46.6%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.2, 63.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 48.6%, 63.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,193,523

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4833;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#73B7CC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5231no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A6132no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#993C43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.6 Brown · ΔE 23.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.5 Maroon · ΔE 27.9 Dark red · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#33778C

Analogous#8C334B, #8C7433

Triadic#338C48, #48338C

Split complementary#338C74, #334B8C

Tetradic#4B8C33, #33778C, #74338C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0B7AB

Lighter +30%#D39885

Lighter +20%#C57860

Lighter +10%#B15B41

Darker −10%#673525

Darker −20%#412218

Darker −30%#1C0E0A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A43B1B

Less saturated −25%#74554B

Channel breakdown

R140

G72

B51

Red140 (54.9%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue14.16°

Saturation (HSL)46.6%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 48 · B 33

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