What color is #784640?

#784640 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784640?

The RGB value is 120, 70, 64: 120 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784640?

The complementary color is #407278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784640 color

#784640 rgb(120, 70, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #784640 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 27.5% green and 25.1% blue (120, 70, 64).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 30% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 47% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#784640 color codes

HEX	`#784640`
RGB	`rgb(120, 70, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 27.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 30%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 47%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, 20.71, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 24.35, 31.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.862, 8.745, 5.965)`
Decimal	`7882304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784640, 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 #784640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #784640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784640; }
.text { color: #784640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 70 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784640, #786240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #784640?: #784640 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784640?: The RGB value is 120, 70, 64: 120 red, 70 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784640?: The complementary color is #407278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.