What color is #784D47?

#784D47 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784D47?

The RGB value is 120, 77, 71: 120 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784D47?

The complementary color is #477278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784D47 color

#784D47 rgb(120, 77, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #784D47 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (120, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 41% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#784D47 color codes

HEX	`#784D47`
RGB	`rgb(120, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 41%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 41%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, 17.39, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 20.61, 32.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.537, 9.757, 7.236)`
Decimal	`7884103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784D47, 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 #784D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #784D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784d47; }
.text { color: #784d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784d47, #786547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #784D47?: #784D47 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784D47?: The RGB value is 120, 77, 71: 120 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784D47?: The complementary color is #477278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.