Colour

#8E5369

#8E5369
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8E5369 is a red with RGB values 142, 83, 105 and HSL 338°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8E5369

RGBrgb(142, 83, 105)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3255, 0.4118

RGB percentages55.7%, 32.5%, 41.2%

HSLhsl(337.6, 26.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 41.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 41.5%, 26.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,327,465

CSS custom property--colour: #8E5369;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#71AC96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#696968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#97505Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 25 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Gray · ΔE 29.7 Indian red · ΔE 31.5 Slate grey · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 24.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#538E78

Analogous#8E5386, #8E5B53

Triadic#698E53, #53698E

Split complementary#538E5B, #53868E

Tetradic#868E53, #538E78, #5B538E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1CCD4

Lighter +30%#CEACB9

Lighter +20%#BB8C9D

Lighter +10%#A96B82

Darker −10%#6E4051

Darker −20%#4E2D39

Darker −30%#2D1B22

Darker −40%#0D080A

More saturated +25%#AA3762

Less saturated −25%#726F70

Channel breakdown

R142

G83

B105

Red142 (55.7%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue105 (41.2%)

Hue337.63°

Saturation (HSL)26.22%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 53 · B 69

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