Close to Garnet
#784848
#784848 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 47.1% red, 28.2% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #784848.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.45:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.82:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.45:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.82:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #784848 as they’d see it.
#784848 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #784848
What color is #784848?
#784848 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 47.1% red, 28.2% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 25% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #784848 in RGB?
#784848 is rgb(120, 72, 72): 120 red, 72 green, and 72 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #784848 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 40, 40, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #784848?
PANTONE 498 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #784848?
Its complement #145F5F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.