Recognised as Colour
#78191E
- #78191E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#78191E is a red with RGB values 120, 25, 30 and HSL 357°, 66%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#78191E#78191E
HEX#78191E
RGBrgb(120, 25, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.098, 0.1176
RGB percentages47.1%, 9.8%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(356.8, 65.5%, 28.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 79.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 79.2%, 75%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,870,750
CSS custom property--colour: #78191E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#87E6E1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#197873
Analogous#78194D, #784419
Triadic#1E7819, #191E78
Split complementary#197844, #194D78
Tetradic#4D7819, #197873, #441978
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G25
B30
Red120 (47.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue356.84°
Saturation (HSL)65.52%
Lightness28.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 19 · B 1E
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