What color is #A07469?

#A07469 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07469?

The RGB value is 160, 116, 105: 160 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07469?

The complementary color is #6995A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07469 color

#A07469 rgb(160, 116, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07469 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 45.5% green and 41.2% blue (160, 116, 105).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#A07469 color codes

HEX	`#A07469`
RGB	`rgb(160, 116, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 45.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 15.77, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 20.38, 39.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.293, 20.986, 16.186)`
Decimal	`10515561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07469, 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 #A07469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #A07469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07469; }
.text { color: #a07469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 116 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07469, #a08f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A07469?: #A07469 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07469?: The RGB value is 160, 116, 105: 160 red, 116 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07469?: The complementary color is #6995A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.