What color is #A84734?

#A84734 is a moderate red known as Barbarossa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barbarossa?

The RGB value is 168, 71, 52: 168 red, 71 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barbarossa?

The complementary color is #3495A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A84734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barbarossa color: hex code #A84734

#A84734 rgb(168, 71, 52)

Shades of brown

Barbarossa has the hex code #A84734. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 27.8% green and 20.4% blue (168, 71, 52).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 53% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 69% yellow and 34% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

Barbarossa (#A84734) color codes

HEX	`#A84734`
RGB	`rgb(168, 71, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 27.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 53%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 69%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 69%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.89, 38.65, 31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.89, 49.56, 38.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.023, 13.082, 4.771)`
Decimal	`11028276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barbarossa, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A84734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A84734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A84734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a84734; }
.text { color: #a84734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a84734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 71 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a84734, #a88134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A84734 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A84734?: #A84734 is a moderate red known as Barbarossa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barbarossa?: The RGB value is 168, 71, 52: 168 red, 71 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barbarossa?: The complementary color is #3495A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A84734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.