Recognised as Colour

#8D4B4B

#8D4B4B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8D4B4B is a red with RGB values 141, 75, 75 and HSL 0°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8D4B4B

RGBrgb(141, 75, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2941, 0.2941

RGB percentages55.3%, 29.4%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(0, 30.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 46.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 46.8%, 46.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,259,851

CSS custom property--colour: #8D4B4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#72B4B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#59564Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#69634Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Tritanopia#99424Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 28.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 28.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 23.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B8D8D

Analogous#8D4B6C, #8D6C4B

Triadic#4B8D4B, #4B4B8D

Split complementary#4B8D6C, #4B6C8D

Tetradic#6C8D4B, #4B8D8D, #6C4B8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C4C4

Lighter +30%#CEA3A3

Lighter +20%#BC8282

Lighter +10%#AB6060

Darker −10%#6C3939

Darker −20%#4A2828

Darker −30%#291616

Darker −40%#080404

More saturated +25%#A83030

Less saturated −25%#726666

Channel breakdown

R141

G75

B75

Red141 (55.3%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)30.56%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 4B · B 4B

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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