What color is #D78A55?

#D78A55 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D78A55?

The RGB value is 215, 138, 85: 215 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D78A55?

The complementary color is #55A2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D78A55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D78A55 color

#D78A55 rgb(215, 138, 85)

Shades of orange

The hex color #D78A55 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 54.1% green and 33.3% blue (215, 138, 85).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 62% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 60% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Copperhead (#D68755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#D78A55 color codes

HEX	`#D78A55`
RGB	`rgb(215, 138, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 54.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 62%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 60%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.39, 24.26, 40.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.39, 46.94, 58.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.755, 33.283, 12.976)`
Decimal	`14125653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D78A55, 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 #D78A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D78A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #D78A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d78a55; }
.text { color: #d78a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d78a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 138 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d78a55, #d7cb55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #D78A55?: #D78A55 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copperhead. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D78A55?: The RGB value is 215, 138, 85: 215 red, 138 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D78A55?: The complementary color is #55A2D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D78A55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.