Recognised as Colour

#8D747E

#8D747E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8D747E is a red with RGB values 141, 116, 126 and HSL 336°, 10%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8D747E

RGBrgb(141, 116, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4549, 0.4941

RGB percentages55.3%, 45.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(336, 9.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336, 17.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 17.7%, 10.6%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,270,398

CSS custom property--colour: #8D747E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#728B81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76787Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7C7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#917377no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.8 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#748D83

Analogous#8D748B, #8D7674

Triadic#7E8D74, #747E8D

Split complementary#748D76, #748B8D

Tetradic#8B8D74, #748D83, #76748D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E4E6

Lighter +30%#D2C8CC

Lighter +20%#BBACB2

Lighter +10%#A49098

Darker −10%#715D65

Darker −20%#55464C

Darker −30%#392F33

Darker −40%#1D181A

More saturated +25%#AD5478

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R141

G116

B126

Red141 (55.3%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue336°

Saturation (HSL)9.88%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 74 · B 7E

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