What color is #A1795F?

#A1795F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1795F?

The RGB value is 161, 121, 95: 161 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1795F?

The complementary color is #5F87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1795F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1795F color

#A1795F rgb(161, 121, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A1795F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 47.5% green and 37.3% blue (161, 121, 95).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 41% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#A1795F color codes

HEX	`#A1795F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 121, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 47.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 41%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 12.07, 20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 23.63, 59.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.602, 22.079, 13.843)`
Decimal	`10582367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1795F, 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 #A1795F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1795F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #A1795F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1795f; }
.text { color: #a1795f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1795f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 121 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1795f, #a19a5f); }

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Questions

What color is #A1795F?: #A1795F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1795F?: The RGB value is 161, 121, 95: 161 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1795F?: The complementary color is #5F87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1795F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.