What color is #A59277?

#A59277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59277?

The RGB value is 165, 146, 119: 165 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59277?

The complementary color is #778AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59277 color

#A59277 rgb(165, 146, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A59277 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (165, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#A59277 color codes

HEX	`#A59277`
RGB	`rgb(165, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, 2.79, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 17.16, 80.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.126, 29.89, 21.684)`
Decimal	`10850935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59277, 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 #A59277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A59277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #A59277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59277; }
.text { color: #a59277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59277, #a1a577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A59277?: #A59277 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59277?: The RGB value is 165, 146, 119: 165 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59277?: The complementary color is #778AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.