What color is #A07165?

#A07165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07165?

The RGB value is 160, 113, 101: 160 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07165?

The complementary color is #6594A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07165 color

#A07165 rgb(160, 113, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07165 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.3% green and 39.6% blue (160, 113, 101).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#A07165 color codes

HEX	`#A07165`
RGB	`rgb(160, 113, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 16.96, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 22.04, 39.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.752, 20.225, 15.015)`
Decimal	`10514789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07165, 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 #A07165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #A07165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07165; }
.text { color: #a07165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 113 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07165, #a08e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A07165?: #A07165 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07165?: The RGB value is 160, 113, 101: 160 red, 113 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07165?: The complementary color is #6594A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.