What color is #785E44?

#785E44 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #785E44?

The RGB value is 120, 94, 68: 120 red, 94 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #785E44?

The complementary color is #445E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #785E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#785E44 color

#785E44 rgb(120, 94, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #785E44 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 36.9% green and 26.7% blue (120, 94, 68).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 28% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 43% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#785E44 color codes

HEX	`#785E44`
RGB	`rgb(120, 94, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 36.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 28%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 43%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 43%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.87, 6.79, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.87, 20.12, 70.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.792, 12.417, 7.191)`
Decimal	`7888452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #785E44, 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 #785E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#785E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #785E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #785e44; }
.text { color: #785e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #785e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 94 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #785e44, #787844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #785E44?: #785E44 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #785E44?: The RGB value is 120, 94, 68: 120 red, 94 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #785E44?: The complementary color is #445E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #785E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.