What color is #A67D77?

#A67D77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67D77?

The RGB value is 166, 125, 119: 166 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67D77?

The complementary color is #77A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67D77 color

#A67D77 rgb(166, 125, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67D77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49% green and 46.7% blue (166, 125, 119).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#A67D77 color codes

HEX	`#A67D77`
RGB	`rgb(166, 125, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.2, 15, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.2, 17.73, 32.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.39, 24.107, 20.712)`
Decimal	`10911095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67D77, 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 #A67D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #A67D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67d77; }
.text { color: #a67d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 125 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67d77, #a69577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A67D77?: #A67D77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67D77?: The RGB value is 166, 125, 119: 166 red, 125 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67D77?: The complementary color is #77A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.