What color is #A09178?

#A09178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09178?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 120: 160 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09178?

The complementary color is #7887A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09178 color

#A09178 rgb(160, 145, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09178 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 47.1% blue (160, 145, 120).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#A09178 color codes

HEX	`#A09178`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 1.48, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 15.39, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.013, 29.081, 21.903)`
Decimal	`10523000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09178, 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 #A09178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #A09178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09178; }
.text { color: #a09178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09178, #9ba078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09178?: #A09178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09178?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 120: 160 red, 145 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09178?: The complementary color is #7887A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.