What color is #785441?

#785441 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brownstone?

The RGB value is 120, 84, 65: 120 red, 84 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brownstone?

The complementary color is #416578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785441?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brownstone color: hex code #785441

#785441 rgb(120, 84, 65)

Shades of brown

Brownstone has the hex code #785441. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 32.9% green and 25.5% blue (120, 84, 65).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 46% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

Brownstone (#785441) color codes

HEX	`#785441`
RGB	`rgb(120, 84, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 32.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 46%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 46%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, 12.44, 17.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 21.11, 53.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.871, 10.716, 6.443)`
Decimal	`7885889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brownstone, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #785441	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785441 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #785441 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785441; }
.text { color: #785441; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785441; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 84 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785441, #787041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #785441 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #785441?: #785441 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Brownstone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brownstone?: The RGB value is 120, 84, 65: 120 red, 84 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brownstone?: The complementary color is #416578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785441?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.