What color is #A4742B?

#A4742B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4742B?

The RGB value is 164, 116, 43: 164 red, 116 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4742B?

The complementary color is #2B5BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4742B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4742B color

#A4742B rgb(164, 116, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4742B is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 45.5% green and 16.9% blue (164, 116, 43).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 58% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 74% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#A4742B color codes

HEX	`#A4742B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 116, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 45.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 58%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 74%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 74%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, 11.86, 45.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 47.48, 75.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.993, 20.56, 5.095)`
Decimal	`10777643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4742B, 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 #A4742B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4742B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #A4742B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4742b; }
.text { color: #a4742b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4742b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 116 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4742b, #98a42b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A4742B?: #A4742B is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4742B?: The RGB value is 164, 116, 43: 164 red, 116 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4742B?: The complementary color is #2B5BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4742B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.