What color is #78534A?

#78534A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78534A?

The RGB value is 120, 83, 74: 120 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78534A?

The complementary color is #4A6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78534A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78534A color

#78534A rgb(120, 83, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78534A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 32.5% green and 29% blue (120, 83, 74).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 38% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#78534A color codes

HEX	`#78534A`
RGB	`rgb(120, 83, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 32.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 38%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 38%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, 14.17, 11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 18.22, 38.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.075, 10.675, 7.902)`
Decimal	`7885642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78534A, 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 #78534A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78534A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #78534A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78534a; }
.text { color: #78534a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78534a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 83 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78534a, #786a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #78534A?: #78534A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78534A?: The RGB value is 120, 83, 74: 120 red, 83 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78534A?: The complementary color is #4A6F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78534A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.