What color is #A57C5B?

#A57C5B is a desaturated orange known as Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Café au Lait?

The RGB value is 165, 124, 91: 165 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Café au Lait?

The complementary color is #5B84A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Café au Lait color: hex code #A57C5B

#A57C5B rgb(165, 124, 91)

Shades of brown

Café au Lait has the hex code #A57C5B. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 48.6% green and 35.7% blue (165, 124, 91).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 45% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Café au Lait (#A57C5B) color codes

HEX	`#A57C5B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 124, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 48.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 45%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 45%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.25, 11.6, 24.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.25, 26.82, 64.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.614, 23.171, 13.072)`
Decimal	`10845275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Café au Lait, 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 #A57C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	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 #A57C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57c5b; }
.text { color: #a57c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 124 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57c5b, #a5a15b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #A57C5B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A57C5B?: #A57C5B is a desaturated orange known as Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Café au Lait?: The RGB value is 165, 124, 91: 165 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Café au Lait?: The complementary color is #5B84A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.