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Recognised as Colour

#8E6966

  • #8E6966
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8E6966 is a red with RGB values 142, 105, 102 and HSL 4°, 16%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8E6966#8E6966
HEX#8E6966
RGBrgb(142, 105, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4118, 0.4
RGB percentages55.7%, 41.2%, 40%
HSLhsl(4.5, 16.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.5, 28.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.1%, 28.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,333,094
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#719699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#706E66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#797566no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#966568no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.8Dim grey · ΔE 16.6Gray · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dark grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#668B8E
Analogous#8E6677, #8E7D66
Triadic#668E69, #69668E
Split complementary#668E7D, #66778E
Tetradic#778E66, #668B8E, #7D668E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DCDB
Lighter +30%#D0BFBD
Lighter +20%#BAA2A0
Lighter +10%#A58582
Darker −10%#705351
Darker −20%#533D3B
Darker −30%#352726
Darker −40%#171111
More saturated +25%#AD4F48
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R142
G105
B102
Red142 (55.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue4.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.39%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 69 · B 66

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