What color is #784E49?

#784E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784E49?

The RGB value is 120, 78, 73: 120 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784E49?

The complementary color is #497378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784E49 color

#784E49 rgb(120, 78, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #784E49 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 30.6% green and 28.6% blue (120, 78, 73).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 39% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#784E49 color codes

HEX	`#784E49`
RGB	`rgb(120, 78, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 39%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.71, 17.05, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.71, 19.89, 30.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.673, 9.924, 7.603)`
Decimal	`7884361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784E49, 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 #784E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #784E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784e49; }
.text { color: #784e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 78 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784e49, #786649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #784E49?: #784E49 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784E49?: The RGB value is 120, 78, 73: 120 red, 78 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784E49?: The complementary color is #497378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.