What color is #A38577?

#A38577 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38577?

The RGB value is 163, 133, 119: 163 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38577?

The complementary color is #7795A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38577 color

#A38577 rgb(163, 133, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A38577 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.2% green and 46.7% blue (163, 133, 119).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#A38577 color codes

HEX	`#A38577`
RGB	`rgb(163, 133, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, 9.27, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 15.05, 52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.822, 25.895, 21.034)`
Decimal	`10716535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38577, 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 #A38577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #A38577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38577; }
.text { color: #a38577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 133 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38577, #a39b77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A38577?: #A38577 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38577?: The RGB value is 163, 133, 119: 163 red, 133 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38577?: The complementary color is #7795A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.