What color is #A18778?

#A18778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18778?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 120: 161 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18778?

The complementary color is #7892A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18778 color

#A18778 rgb(161, 135, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A18778 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 47.1% blue (161, 135, 120).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#A18778 color codes

HEX	`#A18778`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, 7.48, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 13.93, 57.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.752, 26.262, 21.426)`
Decimal	`10585976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18778, 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 #A18778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #A18778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18778; }
.text { color: #a18778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18778, #a19b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A18778?: #A18778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18778?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 120: 161 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18778?: The complementary color is #7892A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.