Recognised as Colour

#780F2B

#780F2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#780F2B is a red with RGB values 120, 15, 43 and HSL 344°, 78%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#780F2B#780F2B

HEX#780F2B

RGBrgb(120, 15, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.0588, 0.1686

RGB percentages47.1%, 5.9%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(344, 77.8%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344, 87.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 87.5%, 64.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,868,203

CSS custom property--colour: #780F2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.04:1

Contrast with white11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#87F0D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2E2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4428no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#84001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.2 Maroon · ΔE 25.6 Dark red · ΔE 29.4 Indian red · ΔE 29.6 Firebrick · ΔE 30.7 Sienna · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0F785C

Analogous#780F5F, #78280F

Triadic#2B780F, #0F2B78

Split complementary#0F7828, #0F5F78

Tetradic#5F780F, #0F785C, #280F78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC678A

Lighter +30%#E63A68

Lighter +20%#D31A4B

Lighter +10%#A5153B

Darker −10%#4B091B

Darker −20%#1D040B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#870024

Less saturated −25%#672033

Channel breakdown

R120

G15

B43

Red120 (47.1%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue344°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness26.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 0F · B 2B

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Colour values

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