Colour

#8E7977

#8E7977
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E7977 is a red with RGB values 142, 121, 119 and HSL 5°, 9%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E7977

RGBrgb(142, 121, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4745, 0.4667

RGB percentages55.7%, 47.5%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(5.2, 9.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 16.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 14.8%, 16.2%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,337,207

CSS custom property--colour: #8E7977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#718688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7B77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#827F77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#937779no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 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 text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.8 Dim grey · ΔE 12.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#778C8E

Analogous#8E7781, #8E8477

Triadic#778E79, #79778E

Split complementary#778E84, #77818E

Tetradic#818E77, #778C8E, #84778E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE7E6

Lighter +30%#D3CBCB

Lighter +20%#BCB0AF

Lighter +10%#A59493

Darker −10%#73615F

Darker −20%#574948

Darker −30%#3B3231

Darker −40%#1F1A1A

More saturated +25%#AD5F58

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R142

G121

B119

Red142 (55.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue5.22°

Saturation (HSL)9.24%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 79 · B 77

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