Colour

#8C555A

#8C555A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8C555A is a red with RGB values 140, 85, 90 and HSL 355°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8C555A

RGBrgb(140, 85, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3333, 0.3529

RGB percentages54.9%, 33.3%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(354.5, 24.4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 39.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 39.3%, 35.7%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,196,890

CSS custom property--colour: #8C555A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#73AAA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5E5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6859no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Tritanopia#964F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1 Dim grey · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Indian red · ΔE 28.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Sienna · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#558C87

Analogous#8C5576, #8C6C55

Triadic#5A8C55, #555A8C

Split complementary#558C6C, #55768C

Tetradic#758C55, #558C87, #6B558C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CDCE

Lighter +30%#CDADB0

Lighter +20%#BA8D91

Lighter +10%#A76D73

Darker −10%#6C4246

Darker −20%#4D2E31

Darker −30%#2D1B1D

Darker −40%#0D0808

More saturated +25%#A83943

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R140

G85

B90

Red140 (54.9%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue354.55°

Saturation (HSL)24.44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 55 · B 5A

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