What color is #784D4B?

#784D4B 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 #784D4B?

The RGB value is 120, 77, 75: 120 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784D4B?

The complementary color is #4B7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784D4B color

#784D4B rgb(120, 77, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #784D4B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.2% green and 29.4% blue (120, 77, 75).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#784D4B color codes

HEX	`#784D4B`
RGB	`rgb(120, 77, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 17.91, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 19.92, 25.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.67, 9.81, 7.934)`
Decimal	`7884107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784D4B, 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 #784D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #784D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784d4b; }
.text { color: #784d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 77 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784d4b, #78634b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #784D4B?: #784D4B 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 #784D4B?: The RGB value is 120, 77, 75: 120 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784D4B?: The complementary color is #4B7678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.