What color is #A67B77?

#A67B77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67B77?

The RGB value is 166, 123, 119: 166 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67B77?

The complementary color is #77A2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67B77 color

#A67B77 rgb(166, 123, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67B77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (166, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#A67B77 color codes

HEX	`#A67B77`
RGB	`rgb(166, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 16.14, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 18.35, 28.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.139, 23.606, 20.629)`
Decimal	`10910583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67B77, 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 #A67B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #A67B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67b77; }
.text { color: #a67b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67b77, #a69377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A67B77?: #A67B77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67B77?: The RGB value is 166, 123, 119: 166 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67B77?: The complementary color is #77A2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.