What color is #784A55?

#784A55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784A55?

The RGB value is 120, 74, 85: 120 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784A55?

The complementary color is #4A786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784A55 color

#784A55 rgb(120, 74, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #784A55 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29% green and 33.3% blue (120, 74, 85).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 29% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#784A55 color codes

HEX	`#784A55`
RGB	`rgb(120, 74, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 29%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 21.15, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 21.22, 4.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.835, 9.547, 9.812)`
Decimal	`7883349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784A55, 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 #784A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #784A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784a55; }
.text { color: #784a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 74 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784a55, #78564a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784A55?: #784A55 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784A55?: The RGB value is 120, 74, 85: 120 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784A55?: The complementary color is #4A786D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.