What color is #A07247?

#A07247 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07247?

The RGB value is 160, 114, 71: 160 red, 114 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07247?

The complementary color is #4775A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07247 color

#A07247 rgb(160, 114, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07247 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.7% green and 27.8% blue (160, 114, 71).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 56% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Eagle (#A26C36), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#A07247 color codes

HEX	`#A07247`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 56%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 56%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 13.14, 30.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 33.52, 66.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.653, 19.965, 8.673)`
Decimal	`10515015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07247, 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 #A07247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #A07247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07247; }
.text { color: #a07247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07247, #a09f47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A07247?: #A07247 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07247?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 71: 160 red, 114 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07247?: The complementary color is #4775A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.