What color is #A48079?

#A48079 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48079?

The RGB value is 164, 128, 121: 164 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48079?

The complementary color is #799DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48079 color

#A48079 rgb(164, 128, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48079 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 50.2% green and 47.5% blue (164, 128, 121).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#A48079 color codes

HEX	`#A48079`
RGB	`rgb(164, 128, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 50.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 12.79, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 15.71, 35.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.481, 24.713, 21.461)`
Decimal	`10780793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48079, 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 #A48079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #A48079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48079; }
.text { color: #a48079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 128 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48079, #a49679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48079?: #A48079 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48079?: The RGB value is 164, 128, 121: 164 red, 128 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48079?: The complementary color is #799DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.