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Recognised as Colour

#8D616C

  • #8D616C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8D616C is a red with RGB values 141, 97, 108 and HSL 345°, 18%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8D616C#8D616C
HEX#8D616C
RGBrgb(141, 97, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3804, 0.4235
RGB percentages55.3%, 38%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(345, 18.5%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 31.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 31.2%, 23.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,265,516
CSS custom property--colour: #8D616C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#729E93

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#67686Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#71706Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#955E65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#618D82
Analogous#8D6182, #8D6C61
Triadic#6C8D61, #616C8D
Split complementary#618D6C, #61828D
Tetradic#828D61, #618D82, #6C618D

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E3D7DA
Lighter +30%#CEB8BE
Lighter +20%#BA9AA2
Lighter +10%#A57C86
Darker −10%#6F4C55
Darker −20%#51373E
Darker −30%#322327
Darker −40%#140E0F
More saturated +25%#AB435D
Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R141
G97
B108
Red141 (55.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)18.49%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 61 · B 6C

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