What color is #84785D?

#84785D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84785D?

The RGB value is 132, 120, 93: 132 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84785D?

The complementary color is #5D6984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84785D color

#84785D rgb(132, 120, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #84785D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (132, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#84785D color codes

HEX	`#84785D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 0.14, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 16.54, 89.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.208, 19.129, 13.087)`
Decimal	`8681565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84785D, 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 #84785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	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 #84785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84785d; }
.text { color: #84785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84785d, #7c845d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #84785D?: #84785D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84785D?: The RGB value is 132, 120, 93: 132 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84785D?: The complementary color is #5D6984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.