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Recognised as Colour

#8C5651

  • #8C5651
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8C5651 is a red with RGB values 140, 86, 81 and HSL 5°, 27%, 43%. 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

#8C5651#8C5651
HEX#8C5651
RGBrgb(140, 86, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3373, 0.3176
RGB percentages54.9%, 33.7%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(5.1, 26.7%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 42.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 38.6%, 42.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,197,137
CSS custom property--colour: #8C5651;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#73A9AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#625E50no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F6950no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#974F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.4Sienna · ΔE 24.5Dim grey · ΔE 25.1Indian red · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 27.4Saddle brown · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51878C
Analogous#8C516A, #8C7451
Triadic#518C56, #56518C
Split complementary#518C74, #51698C
Tetradic#6A8C51, #51878C, #74518C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CBC9
Lighter +30%#CDACA9
Lighter +20%#BA8D89
Lighter +10%#A86E68
Darker −10%#6C423E
Darker −20%#4B2E2C
Darker −30%#2B1A19
Darker −40%#0B0706
More saturated +25%#A83F35
Less saturated −25%#706D6D

Channel breakdown

R140
G86
B81
Red140 (54.9%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue5.08°
Saturation (HSL)26.7%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 56 · B 51

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