What color is #A0772D?

#A0772D is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0772D?

The RGB value is 160, 119, 45: 160 red, 119 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0772D?

The complementary color is #2D56A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0772D?

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.

#A0772D color

#A0772D rgb(160, 119, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A0772D is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 46.7% green and 17.6% blue (160, 119, 45).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 56% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 72% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A0772D color codes

HEX	`#A0772D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 119, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 46.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 56%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 72%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 72%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 8.45, 45.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 46.04, 79.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.569, 20.858, 5.372)`
Decimal	`10516269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0772D, 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 #A0772D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0772D 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 #A0772D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0772d; }
.text { color: #a0772d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0772d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 119 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0772d, #90a02d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A0772D?: #A0772D is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0772D?: The RGB value is 160, 119, 45: 160 red, 119 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0772D?: The complementary color is #2D56A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0772D?: 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.