Recognised as Colour
#784A47
- #784A47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#784A47 is a red with RGB values 120, 74, 71 and HSL 4°, 26%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#784A47#784A47
HEX#784A47
RGBrgb(120, 74, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2902, 0.2784
RGB percentages47.1%, 29%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(3.7, 25.7%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 40.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 40.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,883,335
CSS custom property--colour: #784A47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.09346WCAG 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 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#87B5B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#477578
Analogous#78475C, #786347
Triadic#47784A, #4A4778
Split complementary#477863, #475C78
Tetradic#5C7847, #477578, #634778
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R120
G74
B71
Red120 (47.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue3.67°
Saturation (HSL)25.65%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 4A · B 47
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