What color is #A38472?

#A38472 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38472?

The RGB value is 163, 132, 114: 163 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38472?

The complementary color is #7291A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38472 color

#A38472 rgb(163, 132, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A38472 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (163, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#A38472 color codes

HEX	`#A38472`
RGB	`rgb(163, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.56, 9.12, 14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.56, 16.87, 57.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.393, 25.505, 19.449)`
Decimal	`10716274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38472, 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 #A38472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #A38472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38472; }
.text { color: #a38472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38472, #a39c72); }

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Questions

What color is #A38472?: #A38472 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38472?: The RGB value is 163, 132, 114: 163 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38472?: The complementary color is #7291A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.