What color is #A37169?

#A37169 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37169?

The RGB value is 163, 113, 105: 163 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37169?

The complementary color is #699BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37169 color

#A37169 rgb(163, 113, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37169 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (163, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#A37169 color codes

HEX	`#A37169`
RGB	`rgb(163, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 18.7, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 22.44, 33.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.56, 20.618, 16.101)`
Decimal	`10711401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37169, 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 #A37169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #A37169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37169; }
.text { color: #a37169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37169, #a38e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A37169?: #A37169 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37169?: The RGB value is 163, 113, 105: 163 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37169?: The complementary color is #699BA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.