What color is #A37146?

#A37146 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37146?

The RGB value is 163, 113, 70: 163 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37146?

The complementary color is #4678A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37146?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37146 color

#A37146 rgb(163, 113, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37146 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 44.3% green and 27.5% blue (163, 113, 70).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 40% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 57% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AB764E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#A37146 color codes

HEX	`#A37146`
RGB	`rgb(163, 113, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 44.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 40%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 57%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 57%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, 14.93, 31.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 34.93, 64.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.116, 20.041, 8.497)`
Decimal	`10711366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37146, 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 #A37146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #A37146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37146; }
.text { color: #a37146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 113 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37146, #a3a046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A37146?: #A37146 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37146?: The RGB value is 163, 113, 70: 163 red, 113 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37146?: The complementary color is #4678A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37146?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.