Recognised as Colour

#8E7C78

#8E7C78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E7C78 is a red with RGB values 142, 124, 120 and HSL 11°, 9%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8E7C78

RGBrgb(142, 124, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4863, 0.4706

RGB percentages55.7%, 48.6%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(10.9, 8.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 15.5%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 15.5%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,337,976

CSS custom property--colour: #8E7C78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#718387

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807E78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#848178no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#937A7Bno 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 text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 7.8 Dim grey · ΔE 12 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.9 Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Dark grey · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#788A8E

Analogous#8E787F, #8E8778

Triadic#788E7C, #7C788E

Split complementary#788E87, #787F8E

Tetradic#7F8E78, #788A8E, #87788E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE8E7

Lighter +30%#D4CDCB

Lighter +20%#BCB2B0

Lighter +10%#A59794

Darker −10%#736460

Darker −20%#574B49

Darker −30%#3B3332

Darker −40%#201B1A

More saturated +25%#AD6859

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R142

G124

B120

Red142 (55.7%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue10.91°

Saturation (HSL)8.87%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 7C · B 78

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