What color is #A07975?

#A07975 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07975?

The RGB value is 160, 121, 117: 160 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07975?

The complementary color is #759CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07975 color

#A07975 rgb(160, 121, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07975 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 47.5% green and 45.9% blue (160, 121, 117).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 18% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#A07975 color codes

HEX	`#A07975`
RGB	`rgb(160, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 18%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, 14.6, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 16.69, 29.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.546, 22.434, 19.863)`
Decimal	`10516853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07975, 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 #A07975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #A07975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07975; }
.text { color: #a07975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07975, #a08e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A07975?: #A07975 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07975?: The RGB value is 160, 121, 117: 160 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07975?: The complementary color is #759CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.