What color is #A77968?

#A77968 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77968?

The RGB value is 167, 121, 104: 167 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77968?

The complementary color is #6896A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77968 color

#A77968 rgb(167, 121, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A77968 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 47.5% green and 40.8% blue (167, 121, 104).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 38% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#A77968 color codes

HEX	`#A77968`
RGB	`rgb(167, 121, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 47.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 38%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.96, 15.66, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.96, 22.68, 46.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.273, 22.891, 16.181)`
Decimal	`10975592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77968, 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 #A77968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #A77968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77968; }
.text { color: #a77968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 121 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77968, #a79968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A77968?: #A77968 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77968?: The RGB value is 167, 121, 104: 167 red, 121 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77968?: The complementary color is #6896A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.