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Recognised as Colour

#8E4F54

  • #8E4F54
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8E4F54 is a red with RGB values 142, 79, 84 and HSL 355°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8E4F54#8E4F54
HEX#8E4F54
RGBrgb(142, 79, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3098, 0.3294
RGB percentages55.7%, 31%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(355.2, 28.5%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.2, 44.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 40.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,326,420
CSS custom property--colour: #8E4F54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#71B0AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B5A54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6653no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#994851no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 25.4Sienna · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.5Gray · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 24.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F8E89
Analogous#8E4F74, #8E6A4F
Triadic#548E4F, #4F548E
Split complementary#4F8E6A, #4F748E
Tetradic#748E4F, #4F8E89, #694F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C8CA
Lighter +30%#CEA8AB
Lighter +20%#BC878B
Lighter +10%#AA666B
Darker −10%#6D3D41
Darker −20%#4C2B2D
Darker −30%#2C181A
Darker −40%#0B0606
More saturated +25%#AA333D
Less saturated −25%#726B6B

Channel breakdown

R142
G79
B84
Red142 (55.7%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue355.24°
Saturation (HSL)28.51%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 4F · B 54

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