What color is #784E4E?

#784E4E 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 #784E4E?

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

What is the complementary color of #784E4E?

The complementary color is #4E7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784E4E color

#784E4E rgb(120, 78, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #784E4E is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#784E4E color codes

HEX	`#784E4E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 78, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 30.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, 17.73, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 19.17, 22.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.846, 9.993, 8.511)`
Decimal	`7884366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784E4E, 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 #784E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#784E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #784E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784e4e; }
.text { color: #784e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 78 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784e4e, #78634e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #784E4E?: #784E4E 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 #784E4E?: The RGB value is 120, 78, 78: 120 red, 78 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784E4E?: The complementary color is #4E7878, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.