Colour

#8F7873

#8F7873
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F7873 is a red with RGB values 143, 120, 115 and HSL 11°, 11%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7873

RGBrgb(143, 120, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4706, 0.451

RGB percentages56.1%, 47.1%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(10.7, 11.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.7, 19.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 16.1%, 19.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,402,483

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#70878C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7A73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#827F73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#957577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#738A8F

Analogous#8F737C, #8F8673

Triadic#738F78, #78738F

Split complementary#738F86, #737C8F

Tetradic#7C8F73, #738A8F, #86738F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE5E4

Lighter +30%#D3CAC8

Lighter +20%#BCAFAC

Lighter +10%#A6938F

Darker −10%#73605C

Darker −20%#574845

Darker −30%#3A312F

Darker −40%#1E1918

More saturated +25%#AF6453

Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R143

G120

B115

Red143 (56.1%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue10.71°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 78 · B 73

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