Recognised as Colour

#8C605F

#8C605F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8C605F is a red with RGB values 140, 96, 95 and HSL 1°, 19%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8C605F

RGBrgb(140, 96, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3765, 0.3725

RGB percentages54.9%, 37.6%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(1.3, 19.1%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 32.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 31.4%, 32.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,199,711

CSS custom property--colour: #8C605F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#739FA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68665Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#736F5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#955B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Sienna · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F8B8C

Analogous#8C5F75, #8C765F

Triadic#5F8C60, #605F8C

Split complementary#5F8C76, #5F758C

Tetradic#758C5F, #5F8B8C, #765F8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2D5D5

Lighter +30%#CEB7B6

Lighter +20%#B99998

Lighter +10%#A47B7A

Darker −10%#6E4B4A

Darker −20%#4F3636

Darker −30%#312121

Darker −40%#120D0D

More saturated +25%#A94442

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R140

G96

B95

Red140 (54.9%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue1.33°

Saturation (HSL)19.15%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 60 · B 5F

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