What color is #A67970?

#A67970 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67970?

The RGB value is 166, 121, 112: 166 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67970?

The complementary color is #709DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67970 color

#A67970 rgb(166, 121, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67970 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 47.5% green and 43.9% blue (166, 121, 112).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 33% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#A67970 color codes

HEX	`#A67970`
RGB	`rgb(166, 121, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 47.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 33%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.02, 16.29, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.02, 20.15, 36.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.489, 22.953, 18.414)`
Decimal	`10910064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67970, 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 #A67970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #A67970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67970; }
.text { color: #a67970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 121 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67970, #a69470); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A67970?: #A67970 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67970?: The RGB value is 166, 121, 112: 166 red, 121 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67970?: The complementary color is #709DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.