What color is #78534E?

#78534E 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 #78534E?

The RGB value is 120, 83, 78: 120 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78534E?

The complementary color is #4E7378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78534E color

#78534E rgb(120, 83, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78534E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (120, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#78534E color codes

HEX	`#78534E`
RGB	`rgb(120, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 14.72, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 17.31, 31.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.215, 10.73, 8.634)`
Decimal	`7885646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78534E, 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 #78534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #78534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78534e; }
.text { color: #78534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78534e, #78684e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #78534E?: #78534E 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 #78534E?: The RGB value is 120, 83, 78: 120 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78534E?: The complementary color is #4E7378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.