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Recognised as Colour

#8E727B

  • #8E727B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E727B is a red with RGB values 142, 114, 123 and HSL 341°, 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

#8E727B#8E727B
HEX#8E727B
RGBrgb(142, 114, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4471, 0.4824
RGB percentages55.7%, 44.7%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(340.7, 11%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.7, 19.7%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.7%, 13.4%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,335,419
CSS custom property--colour: #8E727B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#718D84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75777Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B7B7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#937175no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 12.8Dim grey · ΔE 14.1Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#728E85
Analogous#8E7289, #8E7772
Triadic#7B8E72, #727B8E
Split complementary#728E77, #72898E
Tetradic#898E72, #728E85, #77728E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9E3E5
Lighter +30%#D2C7CB
Lighter +20%#BBABB0
Lighter +10%#A58E96
Darker −10%#725B62
Darker −20%#55454A
Darker −30%#392E31
Darker −40%#1D1719
More saturated +25%#AE5270
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R142
G114
B123
Red142 (55.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue340.71°
Saturation (HSL)11.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 72 · B 7B

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