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Recognised as Colour

#8F6972

  • #8F6972
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8F6972 is a red with RGB values 143, 105, 114 and HSL 346°, 15%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8F6972#8F6972
HEX#8F6972
RGBrgb(143, 105, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4118, 0.4471
RGB percentages56.1%, 41.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(345.8, 15.3%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.8, 26.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 26.6%, 20.3%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,398,642
CSS custom property--colour: #8F6972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#70968D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E6F72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#777671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 16.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#698F86
Analogous#8F6985, #8F7369
Triadic#728F69, #69728F
Split complementary#698F73, #69858F
Tetradic#858F69, #698F86, #73698F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DEE0
Lighter +30%#D1C0C4
Lighter +20%#BBA3A9
Lighter +10%#A6858D
Darker −10%#72535B
Darker −20%#543E43
Darker −30%#37282C
Darker −40%#191314
More saturated +25%#AE4A62
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R143
G105
B114
Red143 (56.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue345.79°
Saturation (HSL)15.32%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 69 · B 72

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