What color is #A07C47?

#A07C47 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07C47?

The RGB value is 160, 124, 71: 160 red, 124 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07C47?

The complementary color is #476BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07C47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07C47 color

#A07C47 rgb(160, 124, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07C47 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 48.6% green and 27.8% blue (160, 124, 71).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#A07C47 color codes

HEX	`#A07C47`
RGB	`rgb(160, 124, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 48.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 7.46, 34.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 34.83, 77.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.843, 22.345, 9.07)`
Decimal	`10517575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07C47, 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 #A07C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #A07C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07c47; }
.text { color: #a07c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 124 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07c47, #97a047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A07C47?: #A07C47 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07C47?: The RGB value is 160, 124, 71: 160 red, 124 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07C47?: The complementary color is #476BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07C47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.