What color is #A07C72?

#A07C72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A07C72?

The RGB value is 160, 124, 114: 160 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A07C72?

The complementary color is #7296A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A07C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A07C72 color

#A07C72 rgb(160, 124, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A07C72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 48.6% green and 44.7% blue (160, 124, 114).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#A07C72 color codes

HEX	`#A07C72`
RGB	`rgb(160, 124, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 48.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, 12.44, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 16.49, 41.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.743, 23.105, 19.073)`
Decimal	`10517618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A07C72, 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 #A07C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A07C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #A07C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a07c72; }
.text { color: #a07c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a07c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 124 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a07c72, #a09372); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A07C72?: #A07C72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A07C72?: The RGB value is 160, 124, 114: 160 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A07C72?: The complementary color is #7296A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A07C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.