Colour

#78595C

#78595C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#78595C is a red with RGB values 120, 89, 92 and HSL 354°, 15%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78595C#78595C

HEX#78595C

RGBrgb(120, 89, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.349, 0.3608

RGB percentages47.1%, 34.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(354.2, 14.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.2, 25.8%, 47.1%)

CMYK0%, 25.8%, 23.3%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,887,196

CSS custom property--colour: #78595C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#87A6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E5D5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#65635Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7E565Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 18.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#597875

Analogous#78596B, #786659

Triadic#5C7859, #595C78

Split complementary#597866, #596B78

Tetradic#6C7859, #597875, #665978

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6C7C9

Lighter +30%#C0AAAC

Lighter +20%#AA8D90

Lighter +10%#956F73

Darker −10%#5B4346

Darker −20%#3D2E2F

Darker −30%#201819

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#923F47

Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R120

G89

B92

Red120 (47.1%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue354.19°

Saturation (HSL)14.83%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 78 · G 59 · B 5C

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