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Recognised as Colour

#8D656D

  • #8D656D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8D656D is a red with RGB values 141, 101, 109 and HSL 348°, 17%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8D656D#8D656D
HEX#8D656D
RGBrgb(141, 101, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3961, 0.4275
RGB percentages55.3%, 39.6%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(348, 16.5%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 28.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 28.4%, 22.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,266,541
CSS custom property--colour: #8D656D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#729A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B6B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#74726Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#946268no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark grey · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#658D85
Analogous#8D6581, #8D7165
Triadic#6D8D65, #656D8D
Split complementary#658D71, #65818D
Tetradic#818D65, #658D85, #71658D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4DADC
Lighter +30%#CFBCC0
Lighter +20%#BA9EA4
Lighter +10%#A48188
Darker −10%#6F5056
Darker −20%#523A3F
Darker −30%#342528
Darker −40%#161011
More saturated +25%#AB475B
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R141
G101
B109
Red141 (55.3%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)16.53%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 65 · B 6D

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