What color is #A48A76?

#A48A76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48A76?

The RGB value is 164, 138, 118: 164 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48A76?

The complementary color is #7690A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48A76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48A76 color

#A48A76 rgb(164, 138, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48A76 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.1% green and 46.3% blue (164, 138, 118).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 20% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#A48A76 color codes

HEX	`#A48A76`
RGB	`rgb(164, 138, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 20%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 28%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 6.71, 14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 15.87, 65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.669, 27.379, 20.963)`
Decimal	`10783350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48A76, 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 #A48A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #A48A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48a76; }
.text { color: #a48a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 138 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48a76, #a4a176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48A76?: #A48A76 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48A76?: The RGB value is 164, 138, 118: 164 red, 138 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48A76?: The complementary color is #7690A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48A76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.