Colour

#8F4253

#8F4253
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8F4253 is a red with RGB values 143, 66, 83 and HSL 347°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#8F4253

RGBrgb(143, 66, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2588, 0.3255

RGB percentages56.1%, 25.9%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(346.8, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 42%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,388,627

CSS custom property--colour: #8F4253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#70BDAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515153no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#646051no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9A3A48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3 Brown · ΔE 29.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6 Sienna · ΔE 31 Light coral · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428F7E

Analogous#8F427A, #8F5742

Triadic#538F42, #42538F

Split complementary#428F57, #427A8F

Tetradic#7A8F42, #428F7E, #57428F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BDC5

Lighter +30%#D09AA6

Lighter +20%#C07787

Lighter +10%#B05468

Darker −10%#6C323F

Darker −20%#49222A

Darker −30%#261216

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#A92844

Less saturated −25%#755C62

Channel breakdown

R143

G66

B83

Red143 (56.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue346.75°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 42 · B 53

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