What color is #784F50?

#784F50 is a grayish red known as Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Veil of Cinder?

The RGB value is 120, 79, 80: 120 red, 79 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Veil of Cinder?

The complementary color is #4F7877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Veil of Cinder color: hex code #784F50

#784F50 rgb(120, 79, 80)

Shades of red

Veil of Cinder has the hex code #784F50. It is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31% green and 31.4% blue (120, 79, 80).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 33% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

Veil of Cinder (#784F50) color codes

HEX	`#784F50`
RGB	`rgb(120, 79, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 33%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 17.41, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 18.58, 20.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.99, 10.165, 8.918)`
Decimal	`7884624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Veil of Cinder, 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 #784F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #784F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784f50; }
.text { color: #784f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 79 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784f50, #78634f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

See #784F50 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #784F50?: #784F50 is a grayish red known as Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Veil of Cinder?: The RGB value is 120, 79, 80: 120 red, 79 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Veil of Cinder?: The complementary color is #4F7877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.