Recognised as Colour

#784B47

#784B47
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#784B47 is a red with RGB values 120, 75, 71 and HSL 5°, 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

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HEX#784B47

RGBrgb(120, 75, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.2941, 0.2784

RGB percentages47.1%, 29.4%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(4.9, 25.7%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(4.9, 40.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 37.5%, 40.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,883,591

CSS custom property--colour: #784B47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.5 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#87B4B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#555147no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5A46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#81454Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 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 22.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 27 Sienna · ΔE 28.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 31.6 Indian red · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#477478

Analogous#78475C, #786447

Triadic#47784B, #4B4778

Split complementary#477864, #475B78

Tetradic#5B7847, #477478, #644778

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4B9B7

Lighter +30%#C19A97

Lighter +20%#AE7B77

Lighter +10%#985F5A

Darker −10%#583734

Darker −20%#382321

Darker −30%#180F0E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#90372F

Less saturated −25%#605F5F

Channel breakdown

R120

G75

B71

Red120 (47.1%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue4.9°

Saturation (HSL)25.65%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 4B · B 47

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