Colour

#784D55

#784D55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#784D55 is a red with RGB values 120, 77, 85 and HSL 349°, 22%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#784D55

RGBrgb(120, 77, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.302, 0.3333

RGB percentages47.1%, 30.2%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(348.8, 21.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 35.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.8%, 29.2%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,884,117

CSS custom property--colour: #784D55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#87B2AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E5C54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7F4A50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 25.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.2 Slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D7870

Analogous#784D6A, #785A4D

Triadic#55784D, #4D5578

Split complementary#4D785A, #4D6A78

Tetradic#6B784D, #4D7870, #5B4D78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4BDC1

Lighter +30%#C09EA4

Lighter +20%#AD7E87

Lighter +10%#97616B

Darker −10%#59393F

Darker −20%#3A2529

Darker −30%#1B1113

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#913446

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R120

G77

B85

Red120 (47.1%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue348.84°

Saturation (HSL)21.83%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 4D · B 55

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