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Recognised as Colour

#8E767D

  • #8E767D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E767D is a red with RGB values 142, 118, 125 and HSL 343°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E767D#8E767D
HEX#8E767D
RGBrgb(142, 118, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4627, 0.4902
RGB percentages55.7%, 46.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(342.5, 9.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 16.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 12%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,336,445
CSS custom property--colour: #8E767D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#718982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797A7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E7E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#927578no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.7Dim grey · ΔE 13Rosy brown · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#768E87
Analogous#8E7689, #8E7B76
Triadic#7D8E76, #767D8E
Split complementary#768E7B, #76898E
Tetradic#898E76, #768E87, #7B768E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE6E7
Lighter +30%#D3CACD
Lighter +20%#BCAEB2
Lighter +10%#A59298
Darker −10%#735E64
Darker −20%#57474C
Darker −30%#3B3033
Darker −40%#1F191B
More saturated +25%#AD5770
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R142
G118
B125
Red142 (55.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue342.5°
Saturation (HSL)9.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 76 · B 7D

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