Information about #78372A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #78372A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 55, 42) — 47.1% red, 21.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 31 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored earthy red, #78372A sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Western Red Cedar (#7A372A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Desperado (#753929) and Teranova (#7A3A2B).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 55, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #78372A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. #78372A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#78372A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#78372A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#78372A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#78372A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#78372A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#78372A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#2A7937
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#372A79
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#6C792A
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#2A6C79
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#372A79
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#45792A
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Nearest named colors to #78372A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Western Red Cedar color link
Western Red Cedar

#7A372A

Desperado color link
Desperado

#753929

Teranova color link
Teranova

#7A3A2B

Warm Kwila color link
Warm Kwila

#753A2A

Sunspot color link
Sunspot

#7E372E

Mustang color link
Mustang

#7F352E

Scorched Clay color link
Scorched Clay

#7E3C2D

Lusty color link
Lusty

#782E2C

Vixen color link
Vixen

#81342B

Erica color link
Erica

#81332D

Raging Bull color link
Raging Bull

#7F2F2A

Copper Canyon color link
Copper Canyon

#77422C

#78372A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#78372A
  • RGB120, 55, 42
  • CMYK0, 25, 31, 53
  • CSSrgb(120, 55, 42)
  • HSL10°, 48%, 32%
  • HSL Precise10°, 48.148%, 31.765%
  • HSV10°, 65%, 47%
  • HSB10°, 65%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.216, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.216, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.216, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID78372A
  • DECIMAL ID7878442
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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