What color is #A39577?

#A39577 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39577?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 119: 163 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39577?

The complementary color is #7785A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39577 color

#A39577 rgb(163, 149, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39577 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 46.7% blue (163, 149, 119).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A39577 color codes

HEX	`#A39577`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 0.32, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 17.76, 88.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.182, 30.614, 21.821)`
Decimal	`10720631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39577, 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 #A39577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A39577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39577; }
.text { color: #a39577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39577, #9ba377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A39577?: #A39577 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39577?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 119: 163 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39577?: The complementary color is #7785A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.