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Recognised as Colour

#8F4E4E

  • #8F4E4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#8F4E4E is a red with RGB values 143, 78, 78 and HSL 0°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#8F4E4E#8F4E4E
HEX#8F4E4E
RGBrgb(143, 78, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3059, 0.3059
RGB percentages56.1%, 30.6%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(0, 29.4%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 45.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 45.5%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,391,694
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#70B1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C594Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C664Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9A464Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 23.7Sienna · ΔE 23.8Rosy brown · ΔE 25.5Saddle brown · ΔE 29.1Brown · ΔE 29.2Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 23.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4E8F8F
Analogous#8F4E6F, #8F6F4E
Triadic#4E8F4E, #4E4E8F
Split complementary#4E8F6F, #4E6F8F
Tetradic#6F8F4E, #4E8F8F, #6F4E8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C8C8
Lighter +30%#CFA7A7
Lighter +20%#BD8686
Lighter +10%#AB6565
Darker −10%#6E3C3C
Darker −20%#4D2A2A
Darker −30%#2C1818
Darker −40%#0B0606
More saturated +25%#AB3232
Less saturated −25%#736A6A

Channel breakdown

R143
G78
B78
Red143 (56.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 4E · B 4E

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