What color is #78483F?

#78483F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78483F?

The RGB value is 120, 72, 63: 120 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78483F?

The complementary color is #3F6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78483F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78483F color

#78483F rgb(120, 72, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78483F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 28.2% green and 24.7% blue (120, 72, 63).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 31% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 48% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Magma (#7A463A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#78483F color codes

HEX	`#78483F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 72, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 28.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 31%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 48%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 48%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, 19.41, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 23.98, 35.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.961, 8.988, 5.859)`
Decimal	`7882815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78483F, 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 #78483F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#78483F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #78483F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78483f; }
.text { color: #78483f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78483f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 72 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78483f, #78643f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #78483F?: #78483F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Magma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78483F?: The RGB value is 120, 72, 63: 120 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78483F?: The complementary color is #3F6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78483F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.