What color is #A76B59?

#A76B59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76B59?

The RGB value is 167, 107, 89: 167 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76B59?

The complementary color is #5995A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76B59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76B59 color

#A76B59 rgb(167, 107, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A76B59 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 42% green and 34.9% blue (167, 107, 89).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 47% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#A76B59 color codes

HEX	`#A76B59`
RGB	`rgb(167, 107, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 42%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 47%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 21.85, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 29.64, 42.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.998, 19.454, 11.993)`
Decimal	`10971993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76B59, 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 #A76B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #A76B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76b59; }
.text { color: #a76b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 107 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76b59, #a79259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A76B59?: #A76B59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76B59?: The RGB value is 167, 107, 89: 167 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76B59?: The complementary color is #5995A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76B59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.