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Recognised as Colour

#8D594A

  • #8D594A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8D594A is a red with RGB values 141, 89, 74 and HSL 13°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8D594A#8D594A
HEX#8D594A
RGBrgb(141, 89, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.349, 0.2902
RGB percentages55.3%, 34.9%, 29%
HSLhsl(13.4, 31.2%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.4, 47.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 47.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,263,434
CSS custom property--colour: #8D594A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#72A6B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#666049no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#726A49no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#985155no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3Saddle brown · ΔE 25Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Indian red · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 20.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A7E8D
Analogous#8D4A5D, #8D7A4A
Triadic#4A8D59, #594A8D
Split complementary#4A8D7B, #4A5D8D
Tetradic#5D8D4A, #4A7E8D, #7A4A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CAC3
Lighter +30%#CEACA2
Lighter +20%#BD8E80
Lighter +10%#AB705F
Darker −10%#6C4438
Darker −20%#4A2F27
Darker −30%#291A15
Darker −40%#070504
More saturated +25%#A84A2F
Less saturated −25%#726865

Channel breakdown

R141
G89
B74
Red141 (55.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue13.43°
Saturation (HSL)31.16%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 59 · B 4A

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