What color is #784C4F?

#784C4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784C4F?

The RGB value is 120, 76, 79: 120 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784C4F?

The complementary color is #4C7875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784C4F color

#784C4F rgb(120, 76, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #784C4F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 29.8% green and 31% blue (120, 76, 79).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#784C4F color codes

HEX	`#784C4F`
RGB	`rgb(120, 76, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 29.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 34%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.35, 19.07, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.35, 19.99, 17.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.742, 9.727, 8.655)`
Decimal	`7883855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784C4F, 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 #784C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #784C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784c4f; }
.text { color: #784c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 76 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784c4f, #785f4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #784C4F?: #784C4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784C4F?: The RGB value is 120, 76, 79: 120 red, 76 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784C4F?: The complementary color is #4C7875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.