Recognised as Colour

#8F4E49

#8F4E49
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#8F4E49 is a red with RGB values 143, 78, 73 and HSL 4°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#8F4E49

RGBrgb(143, 78, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3059, 0.2863

RGB percentages56.1%, 30.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(4.3, 32.4%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.3, 49%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 45.5%, 49%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,391,689

CSS custom property--colour: #8F4E49;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#70B1B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5848no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6548no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Tritanopia#9B454Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 23.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 27.9 Light coral · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 20.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498A8F

Analogous#8F4967, #8F7149

Triadic#498F4E, #4E498F

Split complementary#498F71, #49678F

Tetradic#678F49, #498A8F, #71498F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1C5C3

Lighter +30%#CFA5A2

Lighter +20%#BE8480

Lighter +10%#AD645E

Darker −10%#6D3C38

Darker −20%#4B2927

Darker −30%#2A1715

Darker −40%#080404

More saturated +25%#AA372E

Less saturated −25%#746564

Channel breakdown

R143

G78

B73

Red143 (56.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue4.29°

Saturation (HSL)32.41%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 4E · B 49

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