What color is #78553C?

#78553C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78553C?

The RGB value is 120, 85, 60: 120 red, 85 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78553C?

The complementary color is #3C5F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78553C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78553C color

#78553C rgb(120, 85, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78553C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 33.3% green and 23.5% blue (120, 85, 60).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 50% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toffee (#755139), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#78553C color codes

HEX	`#78553C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 85, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 33.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 50%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.27, 11.27, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.27, 23.22, 60.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.81, 10.817, 5.74)`
Decimal	`7886140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78553C, 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 #78553C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78553C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #78553C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78553c; }
.text { color: #78553c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78553c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 85 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78553c, #78733c); }

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Questions

What color is #78553C?: #78553C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78553C?: The RGB value is 120, 85, 60: 120 red, 85 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78553C?: The complementary color is #3C5F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78553C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.