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Recognised as Colour

#784C4F

  • #784C4F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#784C4F is a red with RGB values 120, 76, 79 and HSL 356°, 22%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#784C4F#784C4F
HEX#784C4F
RGBrgb(120, 76, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.298, 0.3098
RGB percentages47.1%, 29.8%, 31%
HSLhsl(355.9, 22.4%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.9, 36.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 34.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,883,855
CSS custom property--colour: #784C4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#87B3B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54534Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5B4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80484Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Gray · ΔE 25.8Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Sienna · ΔE 32Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C7875
Analogous#784C65, #785F4C
Triadic#4F784C, #4C4F78
Split complementary#4C785F, #4C6578
Tetradic#65784C, #4C7875, #5F4C78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4BCBD
Lighter +30%#C19C9F
Lighter +20%#AD7D80
Lighter +10%#976064
Darker −10%#59383A
Darker −20%#3A2426
Darker −30%#1A1111
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#91333A
Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R120
G76
B79
Red120 (47.1%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue355.91°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 4C · B 4F

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