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Recognised as Colour

#8D5968

  • #8D5968
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8D5968 is a red with RGB values 141, 89, 104 and HSL 343°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8D5968#8D5968
HEX#8D5968
RGBrgb(141, 89, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.349, 0.4078
RGB percentages55.3%, 34.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(342.7, 22.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.7, 36.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 36.9%, 26.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,263,464
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5968;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#72A697

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606268no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D6B67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95565Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6Dim grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 21.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598D7E
Analogous#8D5982, #8D6459
Triadic#688D59, #59688D
Split complementary#598D64, #59828D
Tetradic#828D59, #598D7E, #64598D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2D0D5
Lighter +30%#CEB1B9
Lighter +20%#BA929D
Lighter +10%#A67382
Darker −10%#6E4551
Darker −20%#4E323A
Darker −30%#2F1E23
Darker −40%#100A0C
More saturated +25%#AA3C5C
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R141
G89
B104
Red141 (55.3%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue342.69°
Saturation (HSL)22.61%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 59 · B 68

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