Recognised as Colour
#780B05
- #780B05
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#780B05 is a red with RGB values 120, 11, 5 and HSL 3°, 92%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#780B05#780B05
HEX#780B05
RGBrgb(120, 11, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0431, 0.0196
RGB percentages47.1%, 4.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(3.1, 92%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 95.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 90.8%, 95.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,867,141
CSS custom property--colour: #780B05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#87F4FA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#057278
Analogous#780539, #784405
Triadic#05780B, #0B0578
Split complementary#057845, #053878
Tetradic#397805, #057278, #450578
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G11
B5
Red120 (47.1%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue3.13°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 0B · B 05
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