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Recognised as Colour

#8E6F6F

  • #8E6F6F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E6F6F is a red with RGB values 142, 111, 111 and HSL 0°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E6F6F#8E6F6F
HEX#8E6F6F
RGBrgb(142, 111, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4353, 0.4353
RGB percentages55.7%, 43.5%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(0, 12.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 21.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 21.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,334,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6F6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#719090

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74736Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C796Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#956C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.6Dim grey · ΔE 14.2Rosy brown · ΔE 14.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F8E8E
Analogous#8E6F7F, #8E7F6F
Triadic#6F8E6F, #6F6F8E
Split complementary#6F8E7F, #6F7F8E
Tetradic#7F8E6F, #6F8E8E, #7F6F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E1E1
Lighter +30%#D1C5C5
Lighter +20%#BBA8A8
Lighter +10%#A58B8B
Darker −10%#715959
Darker −20%#554242
Darker −30%#382C2C
Darker −40%#1C1515
More saturated +25%#AE4F4F
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R142
G111
B111
Red142 (55.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)12.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 6F · B 6F

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