What color is #D78349?

#D78349 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D78349?

The RGB value is 215, 131, 73: 215 red, 131 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D78349?

The complementary color is #499DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D78349?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D78349 color

#D78349 rgb(215, 131, 73)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D78349 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 51.4% green and 28.6% blue (215, 131, 73).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 64% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 66% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Copperhead (#D68755), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#D78349 color codes

HEX	`#D78349`
RGB	`rgb(215, 131, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 51.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 64%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 66%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 66%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, 27.23, 44.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 52.01, 58.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.346, 31.164, 10.351)`
Decimal	`14123849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D78349, 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 #D78349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D78349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	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 #D78349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d78349; }
.text { color: #d78349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d78349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 131 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d78349, #d7ca49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D78349?: #D78349 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D78349?: The RGB value is 215, 131, 73: 215 red, 131 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D78349?: The complementary color is #499DD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D78349?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.