Recognised as Colour
#8F6056
- #8F6056
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#8F6056 is a red with RGB values 143, 96, 86 and HSL 11°, 25%, 45%. 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
#8F6056#8F6056
HEX#8F6056
RGBrgb(143, 96, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3765, 0.3373
RGB percentages56.1%, 37.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(10.5, 24.9%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.5, 39.9%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 32.9%, 39.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,396,310
CSS custom property--colour: #8F6056;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#709FA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#56858F
Analogous#8F5668, #8F7D56
Triadic#568F60, #60568F
Split complementary#568F7C, #56698F
Tetradic#698F56, #56858F, #7D568F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R143
G96
B86
Red143 (56.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue10.53°
Saturation (HSL)24.89%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 60 · B 56
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