Information about #78221C color

#78221C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#78221C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 34, 28) — 47.1% red, 13.3% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 36 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#78221C is a vivid, lively red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crown Of Thorns (#771F1F). Slightly further away sit Persian Plum (#701C1C) and Heatwave (#6E2620).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 34, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. #78221C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78221C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78221C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B23229

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#D5574F

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#E38F89

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#F1C7C4

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White

#FFFFFF

#78221C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5F1B16

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#471410

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#2F0D0B

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#170605

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Black

#000000

#78221C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7E302A

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#82403B

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#836866

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Grey

#808080

#78221C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#5F771C

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#776B1C

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#77461C

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#771C3A

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#771C5F

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#6B1C77

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#78221C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#1C7278
#1C7278

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#78221C
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#1C4478
#1C4478

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#1C7850
#1C7850

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#781C44
#781C44

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#78221C
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#1C7822
#1C7822

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#221C78
#221C78

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#72781C
#72781C

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#1C7278
#1C7278

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#221C78
#221C78

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#44781C
#44781C

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#1C7278
#1C7278

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#501C78
#501C78

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Nearest named colors to #78221C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Crown Of Thorns color link
Crown Of Thorns

#771F1F

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Bullseye color link
Bullseye

#7D222B

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

#78221C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78221C
  • RGB120, 34, 28
  • CMYK0, 34, 36, 53
  • CSSrgb(120, 34, 28)
  • HSL4°, 62%, 29%
  • HSL Precise3.913°, 62.162%, 29.02%
  • HSV4°, 77%, 47%
  • HSB4°, 77%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.133, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.133, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.133, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID78221C
  • DECIMAL ID7873052
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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