What color is #A19578?

#A19578 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19578?

The RGB value is 161, 149, 120: 161 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19578?

The complementary color is #7884A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19578 color

#A19578 rgb(161, 149, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A19578 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.4% green and 47.1% blue (161, 149, 120).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A19578 color codes

HEX	`#A19578`
RGB	`rgb(161, 149, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.02, -0.33, 16.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.02, 16.95, 91.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.836, 30.429, 22.12)`
Decimal	`10589560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19578, 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 #A19578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A19578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19578; }
.text { color: #a19578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 149 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19578, #98a178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19578?: #A19578 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19578?: The RGB value is 161, 149, 120: 161 red, 149 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19578?: The complementary color is #7884A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.