What color is #A4785B?

#A4785B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4785B?

The RGB value is 164, 120, 91: 164 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4785B?

The complementary color is #5B87A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4785B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4785B color

#A4785B rgb(164, 120, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4785B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (164, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#A4785B color codes

HEX	`#A4785B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 13.44, 22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 26.35, 59.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.916, 22.082, 12.898)`
Decimal	`10778715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4785B, 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 #A4785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #A4785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4785b; }
.text { color: #a4785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4785b, #a49d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A4785B?: #A4785B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4785B?: The RGB value is 164, 120, 91: 164 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4785B?: The complementary color is #5B87A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4785B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.