Recognised as Colour

#8E615E

#8E615E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8E615E is a red with RGB values 142, 97, 94 and HSL 4°, 20%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8E615E#8E615E

HEX#8E615E

RGBrgb(142, 97, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3804, 0.3686

RGB percentages55.7%, 38%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(3.7, 20.3%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 33.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.7%, 33.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,331,038

CSS custom property--colour: #8E615E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#719EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A675Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#75705Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#975C60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18 Dim grey · ΔE 20.1 Gray · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Sienna · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E8B8E

Analogous#8E5E73, #8E795E

Triadic#5E8E61, #615E8E

Split complementary#5E8E79, #5E738E

Tetradic#738E5E, #5E8B8E, #795E8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3D6D5

Lighter +30%#CFB8B6

Lighter +20%#BA9A98

Lighter +10%#A67C79

Darker −10%#6F4C4A

Darker −20%#513735

Darker −30%#322221

Darker −40%#130D0D

More saturated +25%#AC4741

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R142

G97

B94

Red142 (55.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue3.75°

Saturation (HSL)20.34%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 61 · B 5E

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