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Recognised as Colour

#8F6D74

  • #8F6D74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8F6D74 is a red with RGB values 143, 109, 116 and HSL 348°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8F6D74#8F6D74
HEX#8F6D74
RGBrgb(143, 109, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4275, 0.4549
RGB percentages56.1%, 42.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(347.6, 13.5%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 23.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 18.9%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,399,668
CSS custom property--colour: #8F6D74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#70928B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#797873no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#956B6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.2Gray · ΔE 15.2Dim grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Dark grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D8F88
Analogous#8F6D85, #8F776D
Triadic#748F6D, #6D748F
Split complementary#6D8F77, #6D858F
Tetradic#858F6D, #6D8F88, #776D8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E0E2
Lighter +30%#D2C3C6
Lighter +20%#BCA6AB
Lighter +10%#A58A8F
Darker −10%#72575D
Darker −20%#554145
Darker −30%#382B2E
Darker −40%#1B1516
More saturated +25%#AF4E61
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R143
G109
B116
Red143 (56.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue347.65°
Saturation (HSL)13.49%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 6D · B 74

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