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Recognised as Colour

#8E3E4E

  • #8E3E4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8E3E4E is a red with RGB values 142, 62, 78 and HSL 348°, 39%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8E3E4E#8E3E4E
HEX#8E3E4E
RGBrgb(142, 62, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2431, 0.3059
RGB percentages55.7%, 24.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(348, 39.2%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 56.3%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 45.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,322,062
CSS custom property--colour: #8E3E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#71C1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E4E4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#625E4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A3444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.8Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1Brown · ΔE 27.4Sienna · ΔE 29.9Rosy brown · ΔE 32.1Light coral · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E8E7E
Analogous#8E3E76, #8E563E
Triadic#4E8E3E, #3E4E8E
Split complementary#3E8E56, #3E768E
Tetradic#768E3E, #3E8E7E, #563E8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B8C0
Lighter +30%#D194A1
Lighter +20%#C17181
Lighter +10%#B24E62
Darker −10%#6A2E3B
Darker −20%#471F27
Darker −30%#241014
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A8253F
Less saturated −25%#75585D

Channel breakdown

R142
G62
B78
Red142 (55.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)39.22%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 3E · B 4E

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