What color is #786546?

#786546 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #786546?

The RGB value is 120, 101, 70: 120 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #786546?

The complementary color is #465978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #786546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#786546 color

#786546 rgb(120, 101, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #786546 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 39.6% green and 27.5% blue (120, 101, 70).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 26% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 42% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#786546 color codes

HEX	`#786546`
RGB	`rgb(120, 101, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 39.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 26%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 42%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.86, 2.88, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.86, 20.58, 81.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.505, 13.743, 7.734)`
Decimal	`7890246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #786546, 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 #786546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#786546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #786546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #786546; }
.text { color: #786546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #786546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 101 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #786546, #727846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #786546?: #786546 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #786546?: The RGB value is 120, 101, 70: 120 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #786546?: The complementary color is #465978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #786546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.