What color is #A48C78?

#A48C78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48C78?

The RGB value is 164, 140, 120: 164 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48C78?

The complementary color is #7890A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48C78 color

#A48C78 rgb(164, 140, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A48C78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.9% green and 47.1% blue (164, 140, 120).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#A48C78 color codes

HEX	`#A48C78`
RGB	`rgb(164, 140, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 5.87, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 15.22, 67.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.078, 28.006, 21.692)`
Decimal	`10783864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48C78, 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 #A48C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #A48C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48c78; }
.text { color: #a48c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 140 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48c78, #a4a278); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48C78?: #A48C78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48C78?: The RGB value is 164, 140, 120: 164 red, 140 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48C78?: The complementary color is #7890A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.