What color is #A37B70?

#A37B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37B70?

The RGB value is 163, 123, 112: 163 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37B70?

The complementary color is #7098A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37B70 color

#A37B70 rgb(163, 123, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37B70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 48.2% green and 43.9% blue (163, 123, 112).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#A37B70 color codes

HEX	`#A37B70`
RGB	`rgb(163, 123, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 48.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 13.94, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 18.43, 40.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.112, 23.124, 18.467)`
Decimal	`10713968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37B70, 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 #A37B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #A37B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37b70; }
.text { color: #a37b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 123 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37b70, #a39470); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A37B70?: #A37B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37B70?: The RGB value is 163, 123, 112: 163 red, 123 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37B70?: The complementary color is #7098A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.