What color is #785D52?

#785D52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785D52?

The RGB value is 120, 93, 82: 120 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785D52?

The complementary color is #526D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785D52 color

#785D52 rgb(120, 93, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #785D52 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.5% green and 32.2% blue (120, 93, 82).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 32% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#785D52 color codes

HEX	`#785D52`
RGB	`rgb(120, 93, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 32%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 9.28, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 14.04, 48.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.183, 12.432, 9.686)`
Decimal	`7888210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785D52, 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 #785D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #785D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785d52; }
.text { color: #785d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 93 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785d52, #787052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #785D52?: #785D52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785D52?: The RGB value is 120, 93, 82: 120 red, 93 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785D52?: The complementary color is #526D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.