What color is #A77D2A?

#A77D2A is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77D2A?

The RGB value is 167, 125, 42: 167 red, 125 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77D2A?

The complementary color is #2A54A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77D2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77D2A color

#A77D2A rgb(167, 125, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A77D2A is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 49% green and 16.5% blue (167, 125, 42).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 60% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 75% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#A77D2A color codes

HEX	`#A77D2A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 125, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 49%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 60%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 75%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, 8.08, 49.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 49.85, 80.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.689, 23.052, 5.392)`
Decimal	`10976554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77D2A, 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 #A77D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #A77D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77d2a; }
.text { color: #a77d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 125 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77d2a, #93a72a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A77D2A?: #A77D2A is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77D2A?: The RGB value is 167, 125, 42: 167 red, 125 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77D2A?: The complementary color is #2A54A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77D2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.