What color is #A37357?

#A37357 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37357?

The RGB value is 163, 115, 87: 163 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37357?

The complementary color is #5787A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37357?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37357 color

#A37357 rgb(163, 115, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37357 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 45.1% green and 34.1% blue (163, 115, 87).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 47% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#A37357 color codes

HEX	`#A37357`
RGB	`rgb(163, 115, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 45.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 47%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 47%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 15.43, 23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 27.7, 56.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.956, 20.738, 11.809)`
Decimal	`10711895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37357, 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 #A37357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #A37357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37357; }
.text { color: #a37357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 115 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37357, #a39957); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A37357?: #A37357 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37357?: The RGB value is 163, 115, 87: 163 red, 115 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37357?: The complementary color is #5787A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37357?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.