Recognised as Colour

#8C4E41

#8C4E41
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8C4E41 is a red with RGB values 140, 78, 65 and HSL 10°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8C4E41

RGBrgb(140, 78, 65)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3059, 0.2549

RGB percentages54.9%, 30.6%, 25.5%

HSLhsl(10.4, 36.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 53.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 44.3%, 53.6%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,195,073

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4E41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#73B1BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6440no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Tritanopia#98444Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 17.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 22.2 Indian red · ΔE 24.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5 Brown · ΔE 27.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#417F8C

Analogous#8C415A, #8C7341

Triadic#418C4E, #4E418C

Split complementary#418C73, #415A8C

Tetradic#5A8C41, #417F8C, #73418C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFC0BA

Lighter +30%#CFA197

Lighter +20%#BF8174

Lighter +10%#AE6252

Darker −10%#693B31

Darker −20%#462721

Darker −30%#241410

Darker −40%#010000

More saturated +25%#A63D27

Less saturated −25%#725F5B

Channel breakdown

R140

G78

B65

Red140 (54.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue65 (25.5%)

Hue10.4°

Saturation (HSL)36.59%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 4E · B 41

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Colour harmonies

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