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#783E08 Color

#783E08 is rgb(120, 62, 8) in RGB, hsl(29, 88%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#783E08
HEX#783E08
RGBrgb(120, 62, 8)
HSLhsl(29, 88%, 25%)
HSVhsv(29, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(42.9% 0.101 55.8)
LABlab(33.24% 23.31 40.49)
LCHlch(33.24% 46.72 60.07)

What #783E08 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #783E08, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#783E08 Channel Values

How #783E08 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 120 · G 62 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 88% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 93% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.43:1 vs white · 2.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #783E08 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #783E08

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #783E08; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #783E08

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #783E08.

How #783E08 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#783E08
Protanopia#4C4C06
Protanomaly#614707
Deuteranopia#575700
Deuteranomaly#664E00
Tritanopia#7A3A3A
Tritanomaly#793C2D
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #783E08 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-783e08: #783E08;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #783E08;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-783e08': '#783E08' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.243, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_783e08">#783E08</color>
SVG fillfill="#783E08"

More Brown Colors

#783E08 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#783E08 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #783E08?

#783E08 is a dark brown — rgb(120, 62, 8) in RGB and hsl(29, 88%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (Traditional) (#7B3F00), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.8.

What is the RGB value of #783E08?

#783E08 is rgb(120, 62, 8) — red 120, green 62, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #783E08?

#783E08 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 93%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #783E08 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #783E08 scores 8.43:1 against white and 2.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #783E08 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #783E08 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 6.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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