Recognised as Colour

#78494C

#78494C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#78494C is a red with RGB values 120, 73, 76 and HSL 356°, 24%, 38%. 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

#78494C#78494C

HEX#78494C

RGBrgb(120, 73, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2863, 0.298

RGB percentages47.1%, 28.6%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(356.2, 24.4%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 39.2%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 39.2%, 36.7%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,883,084

CSS custom property--colour: #78494C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#87B6B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52504Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D594Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#81444Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.3 Gray · ΔE 27.5 Sienna · ΔE 31.1 Slate grey · ΔE 32.8 Indian red · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#497875

Analogous#784964, #785E49

Triadic#4C7849, #494C78

Split complementary#49785E, #496478

Tetradic#647849, #497875, #5E4978

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4B9BA

Lighter +30%#C1999C

Lighter +20%#AE797D

Lighter +10%#985C60

Darker −10%#583638

Darker −20%#392224

Darker −30%#190F10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#903137

Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R120

G73

B76

Red120 (47.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue356.17°

Saturation (HSL)24.35%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 49 · B 4C

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