What color is #A08A79?

#A08A79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08A79?

The RGB value is 160, 138, 121: 160 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08A79?

The complementary color is #798FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08A79 color

#A08A79 rgb(160, 138, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08A79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.1% green and 47.5% blue (160, 138, 121).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#A08A79 color codes

HEX	`#A08A79`
RGB	`rgb(160, 138, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 5.54, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 13.38, 65.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.037, 27.032, 21.879)`
Decimal	`10521209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08A79, 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 #A08A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A08A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08a79; }
.text { color: #a08a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 138 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08a79, #a09e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A08A79?: #A08A79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08A79?: The RGB value is 160, 138, 121: 160 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08A79?: The complementary color is #798FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.