What color is #A47F5A?

#A47F5A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A47F5A?

The RGB value is 164, 127, 90: 164 red, 127 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47F5A?

The complementary color is #5A7FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47F5A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47F5A color

#A47F5A rgb(164, 127, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A47F5A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 49.8% green and 35.3% blue (164, 127, 90).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#A47F5A color codes

HEX	`#A47F5A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 127, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 49.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 9.36, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 27.23, 69.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.746, 23.811, 12.963)`
Decimal	`10780506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47F5A, 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 #A47F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #A47F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47f5a; }
.text { color: #a47f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 127 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47f5a, #a4a45a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A47F5A?: #A47F5A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A47F5A?: The RGB value is 164, 127, 90: 164 red, 127 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47F5A?: The complementary color is #5A7FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47F5A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.