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Recognised as Colour

#8F4041

  • #8F4041
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8F4041 is a red with RGB values 143, 64, 65 and HSL 359°, 38%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8F4041#8F4041
HEX#8F4041
RGBrgb(143, 64, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.251, 0.2549
RGB percentages56.1%, 25.1%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(359.2, 38.2%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 55.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.2%, 54.5%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,388,097
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4041;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#70BFBE

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#524E41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#665F3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9C3441no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#408F8E
Analogous#8F4069, #8F6740
Triadic#418F40, #40418F
Split complementary#408F67, #40688F
Tetradic#688F40, #408F8E, #67408F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E0BBBB
Lighter +30%#D19798
Lighter +20%#C17475
Lighter +10%#B15152
Darker −10%#6C3031
Darker −20%#492021
Darker −30%#251111
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#A92628
Less saturated −25%#755A5A

Channel breakdown

R143
G64
B65
Red143 (56.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue359.24°
Saturation (HSL)38.16%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 40 · B 41

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