What color is #A17819?

#A17819 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Falafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17819?

The RGB value is 161, 120, 25: 161 red, 120 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17819?

The complementary color is #1942A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17819?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17819 color

#A17819 rgb(161, 120, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A17819 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 47.1% green and 9.8% blue (161, 120, 25).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 73% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 84% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Falafel (#AA7711), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#A17819 color codes

HEX	`#A17819`
RGB	`rgb(161, 120, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 47.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 73%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 84%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 84%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, 7.5, 53.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 53.9, 82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.591, 21.082, 3.852)`
Decimal	`10582041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17819, 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 #A17819	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17819 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #A17819 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17819; }
.text { color: #a17819; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17819; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 120 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17819, #86a119); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A17819?: #A17819 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Falafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17819?: The RGB value is 161, 120, 25: 161 red, 120 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17819?: The complementary color is #1942A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17819?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.