Colour

#8C6962

#8C6962
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#8C6962 is a red with RGB values 140, 105, 98 and HSL 10°, 18%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8C6962

RGBrgb(140, 105, 98)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.4118, 0.3843

RGB percentages54.9%, 41.2%, 38.4%

HSLhsl(10, 17.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10, 30%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 25%, 30%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,202,018

CSS custom property--colour: #8C6962;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#73969D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716D61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#797462no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#946567no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7 Gray · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dark grey · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62858C

Analogous#8C6270, #8C7E62

Triadic#628C69, #69628C

Split complementary#628C7E, #62708C

Tetradic#708C62, #62858C, #7E628C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3D9D7

Lighter +30%#CEBCB9

Lighter +20%#B9A09B

Lighter +10%#A4847D

Darker −10%#6E524D

Darker −20%#503C38

Darker −30%#322523

Darker −40%#140F0E

More saturated +25%#AA5544

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R140

G105

B98

Red140 (54.9%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue98 (38.4%)

Hue10°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 69 · B 62

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