Colour

#8C4E4E

#8C4E4E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8C4E4E is a red with RGB values 140, 78, 78 and HSL 0°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8C4E4E#8C4E4E

HEX#8C4E4E

RGBrgb(140, 78, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3059, 0.3059

RGB percentages54.9%, 30.6%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(0, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 44.3%, 54.9%)

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

24-bit integer9,195,086

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#73B1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B584Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A644Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#97464Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 24.6 Indian red · ΔE 25.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 24.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8C8C

Analogous#8C4E6D, #8C6D4E

Triadic#4E8C4E, #4E4E8C

Split complementary#4E8C6D, #4E6D8C

Tetradic#6D8C4E, #4E8C8C, #6D4E8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C6C6

Lighter +30%#CDA6A6

Lighter +20%#BB8585

Lighter +10%#A96464

Darker −10%#6B3C3C

Darker −20%#4A2A2A

Darker −30%#2A1717

Darker −40%#090505

More saturated +25%#A73333

Less saturated −25%#716969

Channel breakdown

R140

G78

B78

Red140 (54.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)28.44%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 4E · B 4E

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Colour values

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