Colour

#8D3E49

#8D3E49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8D3E49 is a red with RGB values 141, 62, 73 and HSL 352°, 39%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8D3E49

RGBrgb(141, 62, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2431, 0.2863

RGB percentages55.3%, 24.3%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(351.6, 38.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.6, 56%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 56%, 48.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,256,521

CSS custom property--colour: #8D3E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#72C1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#635D47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#993442no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22.8 Brown · ΔE 25.6 Sienna · ΔE 27.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Light coral · ΔE 31.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E8D82

Analogous#8D3E71, #8D5B3E

Triadic#498D3E, #3E498D

Split complementary#3E8D5B, #3E718D

Tetradic#708D3E, #3E8D82, #5A3E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0B7BD

Lighter +30%#D0949C

Lighter +20%#C0717C

Lighter +10%#B04E5B

Darker −10%#6A2E37

Darker −20%#461F24

Darker −30%#230F12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A62537

Less saturated −25%#74575B

Channel breakdown

R141

G62

B73

Red141 (55.3%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue351.65°

Saturation (HSL)38.92%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 3E · B 49

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