Recognised as Colour

#8F4457

#8F4457
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F4457 is a red with RGB values 143, 68, 87 and HSL 345°, 36%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8F4457

RGBrgb(143, 68, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2667, 0.3412

RGB percentages56.1%, 26.7%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(344.8, 35.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 52.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.4%, 39.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,389,143

CSS custom property--colour: #8F4457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#70BBA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515357no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#656155no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9A3D4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9 Brown · ΔE 31.2 Sienna · ΔE 32.5 Light coral · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#448F7C

Analogous#8F447D, #8F5744

Triadic#578F44, #44578F

Split complementary#448F57, #447D8F

Tetradic#7C8F44, #448F7C, #56448F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BFC7

Lighter +30%#D09CA9

Lighter +20%#C0798B

Lighter +10%#AF576D

Darker −10%#6C3442

Darker −20%#4A232D

Darker −30%#271318

Darker −40%#050203

More saturated +25%#A92A4A

Less saturated −25%#755E64

Channel breakdown

R143

G68

B87

Red143 (56.1%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue344.8°

Saturation (HSL)35.55%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 44 · B 57

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