Recognised as Colour
#783D4F
- #783D4F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#783D4F is a red with RGB values 120, 61, 79 and HSL 342°, 33%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#783D4F#783D4F
HEX#783D4F
RGBrgb(120, 61, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2392, 0.3098
RGB percentages47.1%, 23.9%, 31%
HSLhsl(341.7, 32.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 49.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 49.2%, 34.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,880,015
CSS custom property--colour: #783D4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#87C2B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D7866
Analogous#783D6D, #78493D
Triadic#4F783D, #3D4F78
Split complementary#3D7849, #3D6D78
Tetradic#6D783D, #3D7866, #483D78
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G61
B79
Red120 (47.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue341.69°
Saturation (HSL)32.6%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 3D · B 4F
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