What color is #783B48?

#783B48 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #783B48?

The RGB value is 120, 59, 72: 120 red, 59 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #783B48?

The complementary color is #3B786B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #783B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#783B48 color

#783B48 rgb(120, 59, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #783B48 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 23.1% green and 28.2% blue (120, 59, 72).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 34% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 40% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#783B48 color codes

HEX	`#783B48`
RGB	`rgb(120, 59, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 23.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 34%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 51%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 40%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, 28.06, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 28.41, 8.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.48, 7.59, 7.043)`
Decimal	`7879496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #783B48, 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 #783B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#783B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #783B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #783b48; }
.text { color: #783b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #783b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 59 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #783b48, #784c3b); }

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Questions

What color is #783B48?: #783B48 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #783B48?: The RGB value is 120, 59, 72: 120 red, 59 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #783B48?: The complementary color is #3B786B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #783B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.