What color is #A75429?

#A75429 is a moderate orange known as Garfield. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Garfield?

The RGB value is 167, 84, 41: 167 red, 84 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Garfield?

The complementary color is #297CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75429?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Garfield color: hex code #A75429

#A75429 rgb(167, 84, 41)

Shades of brown

Garfield has the hex code #A75429. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 32.9% green and 16.1% blue (167, 84, 41).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 61% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 75% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Garfield (#A75429) color codes

HEX	`#A75429`
RGB	`rgb(167, 84, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 32.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 61%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 75%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 75%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, 30.95, 39.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 50.26, 52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.509, 14.719, 3.911)`
Decimal	`10966057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Garfield, 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 #A75429	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75429 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #A75429 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75429; }
.text { color: #a75429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75429; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 84 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75429, #a79329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #A75429 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A75429?: #A75429 is a moderate orange known as Garfield. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Garfield?: The RGB value is 167, 84, 41: 167 red, 84 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Garfield?: The complementary color is #297CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75429?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.