Recognised as Colour
#77282F
- #77282F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#77282F is a red with RGB values 119, 40, 47 and HSL 355°, 50%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#77282F#77282F
HEX#77282F
RGBrgb(119, 40, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.4667, 0.1569, 0.1843
RGB percentages46.7%, 15.7%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(354.7, 49.7%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.7, 66.4%, 46.7%)
CMYK0%, 66.4%, 60.5%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,809,071
CSS custom property--colour: #77282F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#88D7D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#287770
Analogous#772856, #774928
Triadic#2F7728, #282F77
Split complementary#287749, #285777
Tetradic#567728, #287770, #492877
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R119
G40
B47
Red119 (46.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue354.68°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 77 · G 28 · B 2F
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