What color is #784A46?

#784A46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784A46?

The RGB value is 120, 74, 70: 120 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784A46?

The complementary color is #467478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784A46 color

#784A46 rgb(120, 74, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #784A46 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (120, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Sly Fox (#804741), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#784A46 color codes

HEX	`#784A46`
RGB	`rgb(120, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.62, 19.05, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.62, 21.81, 29.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.301, 9.334, 7)`
Decimal	`7883334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784A46, 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 #784A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #784A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784a46; }
.text { color: #784a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784a46, #786346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #784A46?: #784A46 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Sly Fox. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784A46?: The RGB value is 120, 74, 70: 120 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784A46?: The complementary color is #467478, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.