What color is #A18A77?

#A18A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18A77?

The RGB value is 161, 138, 119: 161 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18A77?

The complementary color is #778EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18A77 color

#A18A77 rgb(161, 138, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A18A77 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (161, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#A18A77 color codes

HEX	`#A18A77`
RGB	`rgb(161, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, 5.64, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 14.54, 67.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.116, 27.087, 21.249)`
Decimal	`10586743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18A77, 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 #A18A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #A18A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18a77; }
.text { color: #a18a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18a77, #a19f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A18A77?: #A18A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18A77?: The RGB value is 161, 138, 119: 161 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18A77?: The complementary color is #778EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.