Recognised as Colour
#8F4850
- #8F4850
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#8F4850 is a red with RGB values 143, 72, 80 and HSL 353°, 33%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#8F4850#8F4850
HEX#8F4850
RGBrgb(143, 72, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2824, 0.3137
RGB percentages56.1%, 28.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(353.2, 33%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 49.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.7%, 44.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,390,160
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4850;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#70B7AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#488F87
Analogous#8F4873, #8F6448
Triadic#508F48, #48508F
Split complementary#488F64, #48738F
Tetradic#738F48, #488F87, #64488F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G72
B80
Red143 (56.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue353.24°
Saturation (HSL)33.02%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 48 · B 50
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