Colour

#781D42

#781D42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#781D42 is a red with RGB values 120, 29, 66 and HSL 336°, 61%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#781D42

RGBrgb(120, 29, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1137, 0.2588

RGB percentages47.1%, 11.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(335.6, 61.1%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 75.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 45%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,871,810

CSS custom property--colour: #781D42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.23:1

Contrast with white10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#87E2BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#313643no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#494740no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#830F2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 32.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.3 Indian red · ΔE 34.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 37.2 Maroon · ΔE 38.4 Purple · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 32.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D7853

Analogous#781D6F, #78261D

Triadic#42781D, #1D4278

Split complementary#1D7826, #1D6F78

Tetradic#6F781D, #1D7853, #261D78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E081A8

Lighter +30%#D7578B

Lighter +20%#CA316F

Lighter +10%#A12759

Darker −10%#4F132B

Darker −20%#260915

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B0A3F

Less saturated −25%#653045

Channel breakdown

R120

G29

B66

Red120 (47.1%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue335.6°

Saturation (HSL)61.07%

Lightness29.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 1D · B 42

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