Recognised as Colour

#784C4C

#784C4C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#784C4C is a red with RGB values 120, 76, 76 and HSL 0°, 22%, 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

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HEX#784C4C

RGBrgb(120, 76, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.298, 0.298

RGB percentages47.1%, 29.8%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(0, 22.4%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 36.7%, 47.1%)

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

24-bit integer7,883,852

CSS custom property--colour: #784C4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#87B3B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55534Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F5B4Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#80474Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 26 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.4 Sienna · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C7878

Analogous#784C62, #78624C

Triadic#4C784C, #4C4C78

Split complementary#4C7862, #4C6278

Tetradic#62784C, #4C7878, #624C78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4BCBC

Lighter +30%#C19C9C

Lighter +20%#AD7D7D

Lighter +10%#976060

Darker −10%#593838

Darker −20%#3A2424

Darker −30%#1A1111

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#913333

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R120

G76

B76

Red120 (47.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)22.45%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 4C · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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