#78350F color
The swatch above shows #78350F with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#78350F is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the CSS named color saddlebrown (#8B4513).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: amber-900. That means you can write bg-amber-900 or text-amber-900 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #78350F |
| RGB | rgb(120, 53, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 78%, 26%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56%, 88%, 53%) |
| Decimal | 7877903 |
| CSS | color: #78350F; |
| Android | 0xFF78350F |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.471, green: 0.208, blue: 0.059, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #78350F | 9.07:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #78350F | 2.31:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #78350F
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #78350F and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #78350F
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #78350F in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #78350F; background-color: #78350F; }
.element { color: rgb(120 53 15); }
.element { color: hsl(22 78% 26%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-amber-900 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #78350F;Frequently asked questions
What color is #78350F?
#78350F is a dark, vivid orange. Its hue sits at 22° on the color wheel, with 78% saturation and 26% lightness.
What is #78350F in RGB?
#78350F converts to rgb(120, 53, 15) — 120 red, 53 green and 15 blue.
What is #78350F in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 88%, 53%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #78350F be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (9.07:1 versus 2.31:1).
What is the complementary color of #78350F?
#0F5076 — the hue directly opposite #78350F on the color wheel.