Recognised as Colour

#8E434B

#8E434B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8E434B is a red with RGB values 142, 67, 75 and HSL 354°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8E434B

RGBrgb(142, 67, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2627, 0.2941

RGB percentages55.7%, 26.3%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(353.6, 35.9%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 52.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 52.8%, 47.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,323,339

CSS custom property--colour: #8E434B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#71BCB4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53514Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#666049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9A3946no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 22.7 Sienna · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 26.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9 Light coral · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 22.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#438E86

Analogous#8E4370, #8E6143

Triadic#4B8E43, #434B8E

Split complementary#438E61, #43708E

Tetradic#708E43, #438E86, #61438E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BDC1

Lighter +30%#D09AA0

Lighter +20%#BF787F

Lighter +10%#AF555F

Darker −10%#6B3339

Darker −20%#492226

Darker −30%#261214

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#A82936

Less saturated −25%#745D60

Channel breakdown

R142

G67

B75

Red142 (55.7%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue353.6°

Saturation (HSL)35.89%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 43 · B 4B

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