What color is #A59170?

#A59170 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59170?

The RGB value is 165, 145, 112: 165 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59170?

The complementary color is #7084A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59170 color

#A59170 rgb(165, 145, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A59170 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.9% green and 43.9% blue (165, 145, 112).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A59170 color codes

HEX	`#A59170`
RGB	`rgb(165, 145, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, 2.38, 20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 20.42, 83.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.568, 29.421, 19.5)`
Decimal	`10850672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59170, 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 #A59170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A59170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A59170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59170; }
.text { color: #a59170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 145 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59170, #9fa570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A59170?: #A59170 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59170?: The RGB value is 165, 145, 112: 165 red, 145 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59170?: The complementary color is #7084A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.