What color is #A17E6B?

#A17E6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A17E6B?

The RGB value is 161, 126, 107: 161 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A17E6B?

The complementary color is #6B8EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A17E6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A17E6B color

#A17E6B rgb(161, 126, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A17E6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 49.4% green and 42% blue (161, 126, 107).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#A17E6B color codes

HEX	`#A17E6B`
RGB	`rgb(161, 126, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 49.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.65, 10.74, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.65, 18.88, 55.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.813, 23.562, 17.148)`
Decimal	`10583659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A17E6B, 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 #A17E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A17E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #A17E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a17e6b; }
.text { color: #a17e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a17e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 126 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a17e6b, #a1996b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A17E6B?: #A17E6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A17E6B?: The RGB value is 161, 126, 107: 161 red, 126 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A17E6B?: The complementary color is #6B8EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A17E6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.