What color is #A4766E?

#A4766E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4766E?

The RGB value is 164, 118, 110: 164 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4766E?

The complementary color is #6E9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4766E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4766E color

#A4766E rgb(164, 118, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4766E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 46.3% green and 43.1% blue (164, 118, 110).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#A4766E color codes

HEX	`#A4766E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 118, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 46.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54, 16.92, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54, 20.49, 34.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.603, 21.977, 17.695)`
Decimal	`10778222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4766E, 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 #A4766E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4766E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #A4766E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4766e; }
.text { color: #a4766e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4766e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 118 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4766e, #a4916e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A4766E?: #A4766E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4766E?: The RGB value is 164, 118, 110: 164 red, 118 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4766E?: The complementary color is #6E9CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4766E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.