Colour

#8F7579

#8F7579
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F7579 is a red with RGB values 143, 117, 121 and HSL 351°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7579

RGBrgb(143, 117, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4588, 0.4745

RGB percentages56.1%, 45.9%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(350.8, 10.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.8, 18.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 18.2%, 15.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,401,721

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7579;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#708A86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#947376no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 13.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#758F8B

Analogous#8F7586, #8F7E75

Triadic#798F75, #75798F

Split complementary#758F7E, #75868F

Tetradic#868F75, #758F8B, #7E758F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE6E6

Lighter +30%#D4C9CB

Lighter +20%#BDADB0

Lighter +10%#A69194

Darker −10%#735E61

Darker −20%#574749

Darker −30%#3B3032

Darker −40%#1F191A

More saturated +25%#AE5663

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R143

G117

B121

Red143 (56.1%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue350.77°

Saturation (HSL)10.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 75 · B 79

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