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Recognised as Colour

#8F544C

  • #8F544C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#8F544C is a red with RGB values 143, 84, 76 and HSL 7°, 31%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#8F544C#8F544C
HEX#8F544C
RGBrgb(143, 84, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3294, 0.298
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.9%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(7.2, 30.6%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.2, 46.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 41.3%, 46.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,393,228
CSS custom property--colour: #8F544C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12702WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#70ABB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#615D4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#70694Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9A4C52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9Indian red · ΔE 24.9Saddle brown · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 28.1Gray · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 21.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C878F
Analogous#8F4C66, #8F764C
Triadic#4C8F54, #544C8F
Split complementary#4C8F76, #4C668F
Tetradic#668F4C, #4C878F, #764C8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C9C6
Lighter +30%#CFAAA5
Lighter +20%#BD8A84
Lighter +10%#AC6B62
Darker −10%#6E403A
Darker −20%#4C2D29
Darker −30%#2B1917
Darker −40%#0A0605
More saturated +25%#AA3F31
Less saturated −25%#746967

Channel breakdown

R143
G84
B76
Red143 (56.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue7.16°
Saturation (HSL)30.59%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 54 · B 4C

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