All About Color #8A4542

#8A4542

About #8A4542

#8A4542 is a medium red color with the hex code #8A4542. In RGB it is red 138, green 69, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 50%, 52%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.98:1 on white and 3.01:1 on black.

#8A4542 Color Conversion

Hex triplet8A, 45, 42
CMYK0.00%, 50.00%, 52.17%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal138, 69, 66
HSL2°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal212, 105, 102
HSV (HSB)2.50°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary10001010, 1000101, 1000010
CIE-L*AB37.94, 28.98, 15.32
RGB Percent54.12%, 27.06%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH37.94, 32.78, 27.86
XYZ13.59, 10.05, 6.38
CIE-L*UV37.94, 48.55, 12.17
xyY0.45, 0.33, 10.05
Hunter-Lab31.71, 21.04, 10.27
RYB54.12%, 27.11%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#8A4542 on a dark background: contrast 3.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#8A4542 on a light background: contrast 6.98:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #8A4542, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#8A4542 · #B9716E · #4C2624 · #42878A · #6EB7B9

Analogous palette

#8A4287 · #8A4264 · #8A4542 · #8A6842 · #878A42

Triadic palette

#8A4542 · #428A45 · #45428A · #B9716E · #6EB971

Tetradic palette

#8A4542 · #648A42 · #42878A · #68428A · #4C2624

Monochromatic palette

#221111 · #562B29 · #8A4542 · #B46764 · #CD9A98

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