What color is #785A42?

#785A42 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785A42?

The RGB value is 120, 90, 66: 120 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785A42?

The complementary color is #426078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785A42 color

#785A42 rgb(120, 90, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #785A42 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 35.3% green and 25.9% blue (120, 90, 66).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 45% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#785A42 color codes

HEX	`#785A42`
RGB	`rgb(120, 90, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 35.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 45%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, 8.95, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 20.67, 64.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.386, 11.699, 6.759)`
Decimal	`7887426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785A42, 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 #785A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #785A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785a42; }
.text { color: #785a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 90 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785a42, #787542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #785A42?: #785A42 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785A42?: The RGB value is 120, 90, 66: 120 red, 90 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785A42?: The complementary color is #426078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.