Colour

#8E7273

#8E7273
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E7273 is a red with RGB values 142, 114, 115 and HSL 358°, 11%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E7273

RGBrgb(142, 114, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4471, 0.451

RGB percentages55.7%, 44.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(357.9, 11%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.9, 19.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 19.7%, 19%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,335,411

CSS custom property--colour: #8E7273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#718D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777673no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7B73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#947072no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#728E8D

Analogous#8E7281, #8E7F72

Triadic#738E72, #72738E

Split complementary#728E7F, #72818E

Tetradic#818E72, #728E8D, #7F728E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E3E3

Lighter +30%#D2C7C7

Lighter +20%#BBABAB

Lighter +10%#A58E8F

Darker −10%#725B5C

Darker −20%#554545

Darker −30%#392E2E

Darker −40%#1D1717

More saturated +25%#AE5256

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R142

G114

B115

Red142 (55.7%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue357.86°

Saturation (HSL)11.02%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 72 · B 73

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