What color is #A5766D?

#A5766D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5766D?

The RGB value is 165, 118, 109: 165 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5766D?

The complementary color is #6D9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5766D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5766D color

#A5766D rgb(165, 118, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5766D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 46.3% green and 42.7% blue (165, 118, 109).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#A5766D color codes

HEX	`#A5766D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 118, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 46.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 17.19, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 21.13, 35.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.757, 22.062, 17.419)`
Decimal	`10843757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5766D, 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 #A5766D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5766D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #A5766D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5766d; }
.text { color: #a5766d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5766d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 118 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5766d, #a5926d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A5766D?: #A5766D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5766D?: The RGB value is 165, 118, 109: 165 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5766D?: The complementary color is #6D9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5766D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.