What color is #A18277?

#A18277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18277?

The RGB value is 161, 130, 119: 161 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18277?

The complementary color is #7796A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18277 color

#A18277 rgb(161, 130, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A18277 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 51% green and 46.7% blue (161, 130, 119).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A18277 color codes

HEX	`#A18277`
RGB	`rgb(161, 130, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 51%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, 10.16, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 14.58, 45.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.011, 24.875, 20.88)`
Decimal	`10584695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18277, 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 #A18277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A18277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18277; }
.text { color: #a18277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 130 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18277, #a19777); }

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Questions

What color is #A18277?: #A18277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18277?: The RGB value is 161, 130, 119: 161 red, 130 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18277?: The complementary color is #7796A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.