Palettes / Colors / #784136

#784136 — Muted Red

#784136 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #784136 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#784136 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #366D78; it also sits naturally between #78364C and #786236. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 25% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 55% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #784136

.text { color: #784136; }
.background { background-color: #784136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #784136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 65, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 38%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #784136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 65, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #784136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 65, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#784136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#784136">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #366D78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #784136: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #784136

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #784136 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #784136 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #784136?

#784136 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 120, 65, 54). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #784136?

#784136 is RGB 120, 65, 54 — HSL 10°, 38%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 55%, 53%.

What colors go with #784136?

Its complement is #366D78; analogous partners are #78364C and #786236. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #784136 for text?

White text on #784136 has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.61:1.