What color is #A76F48?

#A76F48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A76F48?

The RGB value is 167, 111, 72: 167 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A76F48?

The complementary color is #4880A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A76F48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A76F48 color

#A76F48 rgb(167, 111, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A76F48 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 43.5% green and 28.2% blue (167, 111, 72).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 40% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 57% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Stroopwafel (#A86F48), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#A76F48 color codes

HEX	`#A76F48`
RGB	`rgb(167, 111, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 43.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 40%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 57%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 17.97, 30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 35.48, 59.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.792, 20.054, 8.8)`
Decimal	`10973000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A76F48, 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 #A76F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A76F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #A76F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a76f48; }
.text { color: #a76f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a76f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 111 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a76f48, #a79f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A76F48?: #A76F48 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stroopwafel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A76F48?: The RGB value is 167, 111, 72: 167 red, 111 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A76F48?: The complementary color is #4880A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A76F48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.