What color is #A1755B?

#A1755B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1755B?

The RGB value is 161, 117, 91: 161 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1755B?

The complementary color is #5B87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1755B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1755B color

#A1755B rgb(161, 117, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A1755B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 45.9% green and 35.7% blue (161, 117, 91).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 43% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A1755B color codes

HEX	`#A1755B`
RGB	`rgb(161, 117, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 45.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 43%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 43%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, 13.88, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 25.29, 56.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.948, 21.056, 12.751)`
Decimal	`10581339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1755B, 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 #A1755B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1755B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #A1755B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1755b; }
.text { color: #a1755b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1755b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 117 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1755b, #a1985b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A1755B?: #A1755B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1755B?: The RGB value is 161, 117, 91: 161 red, 117 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1755B?: The complementary color is #5B87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1755B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.