Colour

#78002A

#78002A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#78002A is a red with RGB values 120, 0, 42 and HSL 339°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#78002A#78002A

HEX#78002A

RGBrgb(120, 0, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0, 0.1647

RGB percentages47.1%, 0%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(339, 100%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339, 100%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 65%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,864,362

CSS custom property--colour: #78002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.46:1

Contrast with white11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#87FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2B2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#474227no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original

Tritanopia#840016no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23 Maroon · ΔE 26.1 Dark red · ΔE 29.8 Firebrick · ΔE 30.9 Indian red · ΔE 31 Sienna · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00784E

Analogous#780066, #781200

Triadic#2A7800, #002A78

Split complementary#007812, #006678

Tetradic#667800, #00784E, #120078

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF4586

Lighter +30%#FF1265

Lighter +20%#DE004E

Lighter +10%#AB003C

Darker −10%#450018

Darker −20%#120006

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#78002A

Less saturated −25%#690F2E

Channel breakdown

R120

B42

Red120 (47.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue339°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness23.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 00 · B 2A

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