What color is #784B54?

#784B54 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 #784B54?

The RGB value is 120, 75, 84: 120 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784B54?

The complementary color is #4B786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784B54 color

#784B54 rgb(120, 75, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #784B54 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.4% green and 32.9% blue (120, 75, 84).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#784B54 color codes

HEX	`#784B54`
RGB	`rgb(120, 75, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.4%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.24, 20.4, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.24, 20.58, 7.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.862, 9.666, 9.627)`
Decimal	`7883604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784B54, 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 #784B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #784B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784b54; }
.text { color: #784b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 75 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784b54, #78594b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784B54?: #784B54 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 #784B54?: The RGB value is 120, 75, 84: 120 red, 75 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784B54?: The complementary color is #4B786F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.