What color is #A4744D?

#A4744D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4744D?

The RGB value is 164, 116, 77: 164 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4744D?

The complementary color is #4D7DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4744D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4744D color

#A4744D rgb(164, 116, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4744D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 45.5% green and 30.2% blue (164, 116, 77).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 36% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 53% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AB764E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#A4744D color codes

HEX	`#A4744D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 116, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 45.5%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 36%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 53%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 53%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 14.29, 28.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 32.27, 63.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.896, 20.921, 9.852)`
Decimal	`10777677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4744D, 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 #A4744D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4744D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #A4744D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4744d; }
.text { color: #a4744d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4744d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 116 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4744d, #a49f4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A4744D?: #A4744D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4744D?: The RGB value is 164, 116, 77: 164 red, 116 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4744D?: The complementary color is #4D7DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4744D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.