What color is #A37D79?

#A37D79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A37D79?

The RGB value is 163, 125, 121: 163 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37D79?

The complementary color is #799FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37D79 color

#A37D79 rgb(163, 125, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37D79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (163, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#A37D79 color codes

HEX	`#A37D79`
RGB	`rgb(163, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, 14.1, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 16.15, 29.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.889, 23.835, 21.322)`
Decimal	`10714489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37D79, 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 #A37D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #A37D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37d79; }
.text { color: #a37d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37d79, #a39279); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A37D79?: #A37D79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A37D79?: The RGB value is 163, 125, 121: 163 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37D79?: The complementary color is #799FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.