What color is #A47960?

#A47960 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47960?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 96: 164 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47960?

The complementary color is #608BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47960?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47960 color

#A47960 rgb(164, 121, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A47960 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 37.6% blue (164, 121, 96).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#A47960 color codes

HEX	`#A47960`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.46, 13.45, 20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.46, 24.33, 56.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.259, 22.413, 14.112)`
Decimal	`10778976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47960, 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 #A47960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #A47960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47960; }
.text { color: #a47960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47960, #a49b60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A47960?: #A47960 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47960?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 96: 164 red, 121 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47960?: The complementary color is #608BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47960?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.