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Recognised as Colour

#8E7975

  • #8E7975
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E7975 is a red with RGB values 142, 121, 117 and HSL 10°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E7975#8E7975
HEX#8E7975
RGBrgb(142, 121, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4745, 0.4588
RGB percentages55.7%, 47.5%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(9.6, 10%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 17.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 17.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,337,205
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7975;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#71868A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7B75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#827F75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#937778no 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 text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.1Dim grey · ΔE 12.2Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#758A8E
Analogous#8E757D, #8E8675
Triadic#758E79, #79758E
Split complementary#758E86, #757D8E
Tetradic#7D8E75, #758A8E, #85758E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE6E5
Lighter +30%#D3CBC9
Lighter +20%#BCAFAD
Lighter +10%#A59491
Darker −10%#72615E
Darker −20%#564947
Darker −30%#3A3130
Darker −40%#1E1A19
More saturated +25%#AD6456
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R142
G121
B117
Red142 (55.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue9.6°
Saturation (HSL)9.96%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 79 · B 75

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