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#78270E Maroon

The nearest named color to #78270E is Maroon (#800000).

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#78270E

Maroon

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #78270E?

HEX
#78270E
RGB
rgb(120, 39, 14)
HSL
hsl(14, 79%, 26%)
OKLCH
oklch(39.3% 0.119 37)
CMYK
0, 68, 88, 53

#78270E has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 against white and 2.10:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #78270E
#78270E
Same color
White
10.0AAA
Near-black
1.7Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #78270E · 10.0:1

Tints and shades of #78270E

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EE
  2. #FFC6B6
  3. #F89B80
  4. #D77D63
  5. #B76047
  6. #97432B
  7. #78270E
  8. #541200
  9. #2E0600

Colors that go with #78270E

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

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:root {
  --maroon-1: #78270E; /* Maroon */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #78270E

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