What color is #A7695D?

#A7695D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7695D?

The RGB value is 167, 105, 93: 167 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7695D?

The complementary color is #5D9BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7695D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7695D color

#A7695D rgb(167, 105, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7695D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 41.2% green and 36.5% blue (167, 105, 93).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 44% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#A7695D color codes

HEX	`#A7695D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 105, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 41.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 44%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 23.42, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 29.02, 36.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.965, 19.111, 12.833)`
Decimal	`10971485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7695D, 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 #A7695D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7695D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #A7695D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7695d; }
.text { color: #a7695d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7695d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 105 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7695d, #a78e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #A7695D?: #A7695D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7695D?: The RGB value is 167, 105, 93: 167 red, 105 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7695D?: The complementary color is #5D9BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7695D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.