What color is #A47873?

#A47873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47873?

The RGB value is 164, 120, 115: 164 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47873?

The complementary color is #739FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47873 color

#A47873 rgb(164, 120, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A47873 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (164, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#A47873 color codes

HEX	`#A47873`
RGB	`rgb(164, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, 16.48, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 19.03, 30)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.121, 22.565, 19.249)`
Decimal	`10778739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47873, 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 #A47873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #A47873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47873; }
.text { color: #a47873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47873, #a49173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A47873?: #A47873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47873?: The RGB value is 164, 120, 115: 164 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47873?: The complementary color is #739FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.