What color is #A67F55?

#A67F55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A67F55?

The RGB value is 166, 127, 85: 166 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A67F55?

The complementary color is #557CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A67F55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A67F55 color

#A67F55 rgb(166, 127, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A67F55 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 49.8% green and 33.3% blue (166, 127, 85).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 32% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 49% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Caramelised Pecan (#A17B4D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#A67F55 color codes

HEX	`#A67F55`
RGB	`rgb(166, 127, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 49.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 32%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 49%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 49%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, 9.69, 28.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 30.17, 71.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.956, 23.943, 11.9)`
Decimal	`10911573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A67F55, 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 #A67F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A67F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #A67F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a67f55; }
.text { color: #a67f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a67f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 127 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a67f55, #a5a655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A67F55?: #A67F55 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A67F55?: The RGB value is 166, 127, 85: 166 red, 127 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A67F55?: The complementary color is #557CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A67F55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.