Recognised as Colour

#782D2F

#782D2F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#782D2F is a red with RGB values 120, 45, 47 and HSL 358°, 45%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#782D2F

RGBrgb(120, 45, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.1765, 0.1843

RGB percentages47.1%, 17.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(358.4, 45.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 62.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 62.5%, 60.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,875,887

CSS custom property--colour: #782D2F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#87D2D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F3C2Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#524C2Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#831F2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 23.7 Sienna · ΔE 24.7 Maroon · ΔE 27.2 Saddle brown · ΔE 27.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Dark red · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 23.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D7876

Analogous#782D55, #78502D

Triadic#2F782D, #2D2F78

Split complementary#2D7850, #2D5578

Tetradic#55782D, #2D7876, #502D78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9989A

Lighter +30%#CB7376

Lighter +20%#BD4E51

Lighter +10%#9D3B3E

Darker −10%#531F20

Darker −20%#2E1112

Darker −30%#090303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8D181B

Less saturated −25%#634243

Channel breakdown

R120

G45

B47

Red120 (47.1%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue358.4°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 2D · B 2F

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Colour harmonies

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