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Recognised as Colour

#8F797C

  • #8F797C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8F797C is a red with RGB values 143, 121, 124 and HSL 352°, 9%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8F797C#8F797C
HEX#8F797C
RGBrgb(143, 121, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4745, 0.4863
RGB percentages56.1%, 47.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(351.8, 8.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 15.4%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 13.3%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,402,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8F797C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#708683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C7C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#81807Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94787Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 9.2Dim grey · ΔE 12.5Rosy brown · ΔE 14.3Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 9.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#798F8C
Analogous#8F7987, #8F8179
Triadic#7C8F79, #797C8F
Split complementary#798F81, #79878F
Tetradic#878F79, #798F8C, #81798F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE8E9
Lighter +30%#D5CCCD
Lighter +20%#BDB1B2
Lighter +10%#A69597
Darker −10%#746164
Darker −20%#584A4C
Darker −30%#3C3334
Darker −40%#211B1C
More saturated +25%#AE5A66
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R143
G121
B124
Red143 (56.1%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue351.82°
Saturation (HSL)8.94%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 79 · B 7C

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