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Recognised as Colour

#8F3144

  • #8F3144
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Brown

#8F3144 is a red with RGB values 143, 49, 68 and HSL 348°, 49%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#8F3144#8F3144
HEX#8F3144
RGBrgb(143, 49, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1922, 0.2667
RGB percentages56.1%, 19.2%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(347.9, 49%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.9, 65.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 65.7%, 52.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,384,260
CSS custom property--colour: #8F3144;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#70CEBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#474644no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9C2138no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#318F7C
Analogous#8F3173, #8F4D31
Triadic#448F31, #31448F
Split complementary#318F4D, #31738F
Tetradic#738F31, #318F7C, #4D318F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E2AAB5
Lighter +30%#D58494
Lighter +20%#C85E74
Lighter +10%#B53E56
Darker −10%#692432
Darker −20%#431720
Darker −30%#1D0A0E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A71936
Less saturated −25%#774952

Channel breakdown

R143
G49
B68
Red143 (56.1%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue347.87°
Saturation (HSL)48.96%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 31 · B 44

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