What color is #A4795C?

#A4795C 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 #A4795C?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 92: 164 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4795C?

The complementary color is #5C87A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4795C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4795C color

#A4795C rgb(164, 121, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4795C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 36.1% blue (164, 121, 92).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 44% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#A4795C color codes

HEX	`#A4795C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 44%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 44%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 12.99, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 25.94, 59.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.08, 22.341, 13.167)`
Decimal	`10778972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4795C, 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 #A4795C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4795C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #A4795C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4795c; }
.text { color: #a4795c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4795c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4795c, #a49d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A4795C?: #A4795C 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 #A4795C?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 92: 164 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4795C?: The complementary color is #5C87A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4795C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.