Colour

#8F4F50

#8F4F50
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#8F4F50 is a red with RGB values 143, 79, 80 and HSL 359°, 29%, 44%. 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

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HEX#8F4F50

RGBrgb(143, 79, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3098, 0.3137

RGB percentages56.1%, 31%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(359.1, 28.8%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.1, 44.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 44.8%, 44.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,391,952

CSS custom property--colour: #8F4F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#70B0AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5950no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C664Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9A4750no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Sienna · ΔE 24.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 29 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 24.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F8F8E

Analogous#8F4F70, #8F6E4F

Triadic#508F4F, #4F508F

Split complementary#4F8F6E, #4F708F

Tetradic#708F4F, #4F8F8E, #6E4F8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1C9C9

Lighter +30%#CFA8A9

Lighter +20%#BD8788

Lighter +10%#AB6667

Darker −10%#6E3D3E

Darker −20%#4D2B2B

Darker −30%#2C1919

Darker −40%#0C0606

More saturated +25%#AB3335

Less saturated −25%#736B6B

Channel breakdown

R143

G79

B80

Red143 (56.1%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue359.06°

Saturation (HSL)28.83%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 4F · B 50

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