What color is #A8715A?

#A8715A is a desaturated orange known as Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hazelnut?

The RGB value is 168, 113, 90: 168 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hazelnut?

The complementary color is #5A91A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8715A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hazelnut color: hex code #A8715A

#A8715A rgb(168, 113, 90)

Shades of brown

Hazelnut has the hex code #A8715A. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 44.3% green and 35.3% blue (168, 113, 90).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 46% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

Hazelnut (#A8715A) color codes

HEX	`#A8715A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 113, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 44.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 46%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 46%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, 18.99, 21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 28.75, 48.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.9, 20.875, 12.441)`
Decimal	`11039066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hazelnut, 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 #A8715A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8715A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #A8715A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8715a; }
.text { color: #a8715a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8715a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 113 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8715a, #a8985a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #A8715A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A8715A?: #A8715A is a desaturated orange known as Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hazelnut?: The RGB value is 168, 113, 90: 168 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hazelnut?: The complementary color is #5A91A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8715A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.