What color is #A77753?

#A77753 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77753?

The RGB value is 167, 119, 83: 167 red, 119 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77753?

The complementary color is #5383A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77753?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77753 color

#A77753 rgb(167, 119, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A77753 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 46.7% green and 32.5% blue (167, 119, 83).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 50% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AB764E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#A77753 color codes

HEX	`#A77753`
RGB	`rgb(167, 119, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 46.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 50%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 50%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.06, 14.45, 27.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.06, 30.79, 62.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.096, 22.035, 11.166)`
Decimal	`10975059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77753, 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 #A77753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #A77753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77753; }
.text { color: #a77753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 119 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77753, #a7a153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A77753?: #A77753 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Brown Sugar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77753?: The RGB value is 167, 119, 83: 167 red, 119 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77753?: The complementary color is #5383A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77753?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.