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Recognised as Colour

#78656C

  • #78656C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#78656C is a red with RGB values 120, 101, 108 and HSL 338°, 9%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#78656C#78656C
HEX#78656C
RGBrgb(120, 101, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.4706, 0.3961, 0.4235
RGB percentages47.1%, 39.6%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(337.9, 8.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 15.8%, 47.1%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 10%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,890,284
CSS custom property--colour: #78656C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#879A93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67686Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B6B6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7B6467no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 8.9Gray · ΔE 12.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#657871
Analogous#786576, #786865
Triadic#6C7865, #656C78
Split complementary#657868, #657678
Tetradic#767865, #657871, #686578

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D1D4
Lighter +30%#C1B5B9
Lighter +20%#AA999F
Lighter +10%#927E85
Darker −10%#5C4E53
Darker −20%#41363A
Darker −30%#251F21
Darker −40%#090808
More saturated +25%#944965
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R120
G101
B108
Red120 (47.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue337.89°
Saturation (HSL)8.6%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 78 · G 65 · B 6C

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