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Colour

#784A51

  • #784A51
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#784A51 is a red with RGB values 120, 74, 81 and HSL 351°, 24%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#784A51#784A51
HEX#784A51
RGBrgb(120, 74, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2902, 0.3176
RGB percentages47.1%, 29%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(350.9, 23.7%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 38.3%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 32.5%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,883,345
CSS custom property--colour: #784A51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#87B5AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#525251no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D5A50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#80464Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 26.8Rosy brown · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4Sienna · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A7871
Analogous#784A68, #785A4A
Triadic#51784A, #4A5178
Split complementary#4A785A, #4A6878
Tetradic#68784A, #4A7871, #5A4A78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4BABE
Lighter +30%#C19AA0
Lighter +20%#AD7B82
Lighter +10%#985D66
Darker −10%#58373C
Darker −20%#392326
Darker −30%#191011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#903240
Less saturated −25%#616161

Channel breakdown

R120
G74
B81
Red120 (47.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue350.87°
Saturation (HSL)23.71%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 4A · B 51

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