What color is #A38271?

#A38271 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38271?

The RGB value is 163, 130, 113: 163 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38271?

The complementary color is #7192A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38271 color

#A38271 rgb(163, 130, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A38271 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51% green and 44.3% blue (163, 130, 113).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#A38271 color codes

HEX	`#A38271`
RGB	`rgb(163, 130, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, 10.11, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 17.28, 54.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.068, 24.945, 19.061)`
Decimal	`10715761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38271, 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 #A38271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #A38271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38271; }
.text { color: #a38271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 130 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38271, #a39b71); }

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Questions

What color is #A38271?: #A38271 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38271?: The RGB value is 163, 130, 113: 163 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38271?: The complementary color is #7192A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.