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Recognised as Colour

#8E394A

  • #8E394A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8E394A is a red with RGB values 142, 57, 74 and HSL 348°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8E394A#8E394A
HEX#8E394A
RGBrgb(142, 57, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2235, 0.2902
RGB percentages55.7%, 22.4%, 29%
HSLhsl(348, 42.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 59.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 47.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,320,778
CSS custom property--colour: #8E394A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#71C6B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4B4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#615C48no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A2E3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.2Brown · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6Sienna · ΔE 29.7Light coral · ΔE 32.4Maroon · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#398E7D
Analogous#8E3975, #8E5339
Triadic#4A8E39, #394A8E
Split complementary#398E52, #39758E
Tetradic#758E39, #398E7D, #52398E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B3BC
Lighter +30%#D28E9C
Lighter +20%#C36A7C
Lighter +10%#B2485D
Darker −10%#6A2A37
Darker −20%#451C24
Darker −30%#210D11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A7203B
Less saturated −25%#755259

Channel breakdown

R142
G57
B74
Red142 (55.7%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)42.71%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 39 · B 4A

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