What color is #A77657?

#A77657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77657?

The RGB value is 167, 118, 87: 167 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77657?

The complementary color is #5788A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77657 color

#A77657 rgb(167, 118, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A77657 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (167, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 48% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#A77657 color codes

HEX	`#A77657`
RGB	`rgb(167, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 48%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 48%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 15.42, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 29.11, 58.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.136, 21.862, 11.964)`
Decimal	`10974807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77657, 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 #A77657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #A77657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77657; }
.text { color: #a77657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77657, #a79e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A77657?: #A77657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77657?: The RGB value is 167, 118, 87: 167 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77657?: The complementary color is #5788A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.