What color is #784F4A?

#784F4A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #784F4A?

The RGB value is 120, 79, 74: 120 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #784F4A?

The complementary color is #4A7378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #784F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#784F4A color

#784F4A rgb(120, 79, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #784F4A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 31% green and 29% blue (120, 79, 74).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% 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 6.96:1).

#784F4A color codes

HEX	`#784F4A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 79, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 31%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, 16.58, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 19.37, 31.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.778, 10.08, 7.803)`
Decimal	`7884618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #784F4A, 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 #784F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#784F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #784F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #784f4a; }
.text { color: #784f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #784f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 79 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #784f4a, #78664a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #784F4A?: #784F4A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #784F4A?: The RGB value is 120, 79, 74: 120 red, 79 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #784F4A?: The complementary color is #4A7378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #784F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.