What color is #78614C?

#78614C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78614C?

The RGB value is 120, 97, 76: 120 red, 97 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78614C?

The complementary color is #4C6378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78614C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78614C color

#78614C rgb(120, 97, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78614C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38% green and 29.8% blue (120, 97, 76).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#78614C color codes

HEX	`#78614C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 97, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.86, 6.04, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.86, 16.62, 68.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.325, 13.065, 8.656)`
Decimal	`7889228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78614C, 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 #78614C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78614C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #78614C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78614c; }
.text { color: #78614c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78614c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 97 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78614c, #78774c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #78614C?: #78614C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78614C?: The RGB value is 120, 97, 76: 120 red, 97 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78614C?: The complementary color is #4C6378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78614C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.