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Recognised as Colour

#8D4238

  • #8D4238
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8D4238 is a red with RGB values 141, 66, 56 and HSL 7°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8D4238#8D4238
HEX#8D4238
RGBrgb(141, 66, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2588, 0.2196
RGB percentages55.3%, 25.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(7.1, 43.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 60.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 60.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,257,528
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#72BDC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#554F37no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#675E36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9A3540no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 15.9Saddle brown · ΔE 20.4Brown · ΔE 21Indian red · ΔE 21.1Maroon · ΔE 26.9Dark red · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#38838D
Analogous#8D3858, #8D6D38
Triadic#388D42, #42388D
Split complementary#388D6C, #38598D
Tetradic#598D38, #38838D, #6C388D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B7B1
Lighter +30%#D2958C
Lighter +20%#C37368
Lighter +10%#B25346
Darker −10%#68312A
Darker −20%#44201B
Darker −30%#1F0F0D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A62F1F
Less saturated −25%#745551

Channel breakdown

R141
G66
B56
Red141 (55.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue7.06°
Saturation (HSL)43.15%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 42 · B 38

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