What color is #A0724B?

#A0724B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0724B?

The RGB value is 160, 114, 75: 160 red, 114 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0724B?

The complementary color is #4B79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0724B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0724B color

#A0724B rgb(160, 114, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A0724B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 44.7% green and 29.4% blue (160, 114, 75).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 53% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AB764E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#A0724B color codes

HEX	`#A0724B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 114, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 44.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 36%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 53%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 53%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, 13.51, 28.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 31.71, 64.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.786, 20.018, 9.372)`
Decimal	`10515019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0724B, 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 #A0724B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0724B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #A0724B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0724b; }
.text { color: #a0724b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0724b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 114 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0724b, #a09c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A0724B?: #A0724B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0724B?: The RGB value is 160, 114, 75: 160 red, 114 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0724B?: The complementary color is #4B79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0724B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.