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Recognised as Colour

#78475C

  • #78475C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78475C is a red with RGB values 120, 71, 92 and HSL 334°, 26%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78475C#78475C
HEX#78475C
RGBrgb(120, 71, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2784, 0.3608
RGB percentages47.1%, 27.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(334.3, 25.7%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 40.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.8%, 23.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,882,588
CSS custom property--colour: #78475C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#87B8A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C515Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#59595Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7F454Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.5Gray · ΔE 29.7Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7Slate grey · ΔE 31.7Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#477863
Analogous#784775, #784A47
Triadic#5C7847, #475C78
Split complementary#47784A, #477578
Tetradic#757847, #477863, #4A4778

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4B7C3
Lighter +30%#C197A9
Lighter +20%#AE778F
Lighter +10%#985A75
Darker −10%#583443
Darker −20%#38212B
Darker −30%#180E12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#902F59
Less saturated −25%#605F5F

Channel breakdown

R120
G71
B92
Red120 (47.1%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)25.65%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 47 · B 5C

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