What color is #782D28?

#782D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #782D28?

The RGB value is 120, 45, 40: 120 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #782D28?

The complementary color is #287378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #782D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#782D28 color

#782D28 rgb(120, 45, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #782D28 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 17.6% green and 15.7% blue (120, 45, 40).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 50% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 67% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dockside Red (#813533), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#782D28 color codes

HEX	`#782D28`
RGB	`rgb(120, 45, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 17.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 50%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 67%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 67%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.47, 32.46, 20.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.47, 38.2, 31.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.068, 6.024, 2.692)`
Decimal	`7875880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #782D28, 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 #782D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#782D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #782D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #782d28; }
.text { color: #782d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #782d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 45 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #782d28, #785528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #782D28?: #782D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #782D28?: The RGB value is 120, 45, 40: 120 red, 45 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #782D28?: The complementary color is #287378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #782D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.