Colour

#78504E

#78504E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#78504E is a red with RGB values 120, 80, 78 and HSL 3°, 21%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78504E#78504E

HEX#78504E

RGBrgb(120, 80, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3137, 0.3059

RGB percentages47.1%, 31.4%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(2.9, 21.2%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 35%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 33.3%, 35%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,884,878

CSS custom property--colour: #78504E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#87AFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#58564Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#615D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Tritanopia#804B50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 19.3 Gray · ΔE 23.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Sienna · ΔE 30.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E7678

Analogous#784E61, #78654E

Triadic#4E7850, #504E78

Split complementary#4E7865, #4E6178

Tetradic#61784E, #4E7678, #654E78

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4BFBE

Lighter +30%#C0A09F

Lighter +20%#AC8280

Lighter +10%#976562

Darker −10%#593B3A

Darker −20%#3A2726

Darker −30%#1B1212

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#913A35

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R120

G80

B78

Red120 (47.1%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue2.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 50 · B 4E

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