Colour

#8F5E5D

#8F5E5D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8F5E5D is a red with RGB values 143, 94, 93 and HSL 1°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8F5E5D#8F5E5D

HEX#8F5E5D

RGBrgb(143, 94, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3686, 0.3647

RGB percentages56.1%, 36.9%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(1.2, 21.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.2, 35%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 34.3%, 35%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,395,805

CSS custom property--colour: #8F5E5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#70A1A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68655Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#736E5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#99595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 23.3 Sienna · ΔE 28.5 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D8E8F

Analogous#8F5D75, #8F775D

Triadic#5D8F5E, #5E5D8F

Split complementary#5D8F77, #5D758F

Tetradic#758F5D, #5D8E8F, #775D8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3D5D5

Lighter +30%#CFB6B6

Lighter +20%#BB9897

Lighter +10%#A77978

Darker −10%#704A49

Darker −20%#513535

Darker −30%#322121

Darker −40%#130D0D

More saturated +25%#AD423F

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R143

G94

B93

Red143 (56.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue1.2°

Saturation (HSL)21.19%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 5E · B 5D

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