What color is #78684D?

#78684D 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 #78684D?

The RGB value is 120, 104, 77: 120 red, 104 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #78684D?

The complementary color is #4D5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #78684D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#78684D color

#78684D rgb(120, 104, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #78684D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.1% red, 40.8% green and 30.2% blue (120, 104, 77).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 36% 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 5.4:1).

#78684D color codes

HEX	`#78684D`
RGB	`rgb(120, 104, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.1%, 40.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 36%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 2.03, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 17.69, 83.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.036, 14.43, 9.066)`
Decimal	`7891021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #78684D, 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 #78684D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#78684D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #78684D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #78684d; }
.text { color: #78684d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #78684d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(120 104 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #78684d, #72784d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #78684D?: #78684D 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 #78684D?: The RGB value is 120, 104, 77: 120 red, 104 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #78684D?: The complementary color is #4D5D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #78684D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.