Recognised as Colour

#8E5648

#8E5648
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8E5648 is a red with RGB values 142, 86, 72 and HSL 12°, 33%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8E5648

RGBrgb(142, 86, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3373, 0.2824

RGB percentages55.7%, 33.7%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(12, 32.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12, 49.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 49.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,328,200

CSS custom property--colour: #8E5648;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#71A9B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635D47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#716947no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9A4D52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 19.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 24.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48808E

Analogous#8E485D, #8E7948

Triadic#488E56, #56488E

Split complementary#488E79, #485D8E

Tetradic#5D8E48, #48808E, #79488E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C8C2

Lighter +30%#CFA9A0

Lighter +20%#BE8B7E

Lighter +10%#AD6C5C

Darker −10%#6C4237

Darker −20%#4A2D26

Darker −30%#281915

Darker −40%#070403

More saturated +25%#A9462D

Less saturated −25%#736663

Channel breakdown

R142

G86

B72

Red142 (55.7%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue12°

Saturation (HSL)32.71%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 56 · B 48

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