What color is #A75F3A?

#A75F3A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A75F3A?

The RGB value is 167, 95, 58: 167 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A75F3A?

The complementary color is #3A82A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A75F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A75F3A color

#A75F3A rgb(167, 95, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A75F3A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 37.3% green and 22.7% blue (167, 95, 58).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 65% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Monument Valley (#AD5C34), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#A75F3A color codes

HEX	`#A75F3A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 95, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 37.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 65%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 25.89, 33.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 42.34, 52.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.794, 16.708, 6.132)`
Decimal	`10968890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A75F3A, 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 #A75F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A75F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	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 #A75F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a75f3a; }
.text { color: #a75f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a75f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 95 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a75f3a, #a7963a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #A75F3A?: #A75F3A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A75F3A?: The RGB value is 167, 95, 58: 167 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A75F3A?: The complementary color is #3A82A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A75F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.