What color is #78624C?

#78624C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #78624C?

The RGB value is 120, 98, 76: 120 red, 98 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78624C?

The complementary color is #4C6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78624C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78624C color

#78624C rgb(120, 98, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78624C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 38.4% green and 29.8% blue (120, 98, 76).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 22% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#78624C color codes

HEX	`#78624C`
RGB	`rgb(120, 98, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 38.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 22%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, 5.44, 15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 16.77, 71.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.418, 13.251, 8.687)`
Decimal	`7889484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78624C, 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 #78624C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78624C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #78624C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78624c; }
.text { color: #78624c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78624c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 98 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78624c, #78784c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #78624C?: #78624C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #78624C?: The RGB value is 120, 98, 76: 120 red, 98 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78624C?: The complementary color is #4C6278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78624C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.