What color is #A08F72?

#A08F72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08F72?

The RGB value is 160, 143, 114: 160 red, 143 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08F72?

The complementary color is #7283A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08F72 color

#A08F72 rgb(160, 143, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A08F72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.1% green and 44.7% blue (160, 143, 114).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A08F72 color codes

HEX	`#A08F72`
RGB	`rgb(160, 143, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, 1.72, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 17.86, 84.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.357, 28.334, 19.944)`
Decimal	`10522482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08F72, 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 #A08F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A08F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08f72; }
.text { color: #a08f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 143 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08f72, #9aa072); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A08F72?: #A08F72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08F72?: The RGB value is 160, 143, 114: 160 red, 143 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08F72?: The complementary color is #7283A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.