Colour

#78545F

#78545F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#78545F is a red with RGB values 120, 84, 95 and HSL 342°, 18%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78545F#78545F

HEX#78545F

RGBrgb(120, 84, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3294, 0.3725

RGB percentages47.1%, 32.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(341.7, 17.6%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 30%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 30%, 20.8%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,885,919

CSS custom property--colour: #78545F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#87ABA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#585A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#61605Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7E5258no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 21.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8 Slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54786D

Analogous#785471, #785B54

Triadic#5F7854, #545F78

Split complementary#54785B, #547178

Tetradic#717854, #54786D, #5B5478

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5C3C9

Lighter +30%#C0A5AD

Lighter +20%#AB8792

Lighter +10%#966977

Darker −10%#5A3F47

Darker −20%#3C2A2F

Darker −30%#1E1518

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#923B55

Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R120

G84

B95

Red120 (47.1%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue341.67°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 54 · B 5F

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