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Recognised as Colour

#78493D

  • #78493D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#78493D is a red with RGB values 120, 73, 61 and HSL 12°, 33%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#78493D#78493D
HEX#78493D
RGBrgb(120, 73, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2863, 0.2392
RGB percentages47.1%, 28.6%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(12.2, 32.6%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 49.2%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 49.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,883,069
CSS custom property--colour: #78493D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#87B6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#544F3Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F593Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#824246no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 25.6Saddle brown · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9Gray · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 23.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D6C78
Analogous#783D4F, #78663D
Triadic#3D7849, #493D78
Split complementary#3D7867, #3D4E78
Tetradic#4F783D, #3D6C78, #673D78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5B4AC
Lighter +30%#C4968A
Lighter +20%#B27869
Lighter +10%#9A5E4E
Darker −10%#56342C
Darker −20%#34201B
Darker −30%#130B09
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F3C26
Less saturated −25%#615654

Channel breakdown

R120
G73
B61
Red120 (47.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue12.2°
Saturation (HSL)32.6%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 49 · B 3D

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