What color is #A77D66?

#A77D66 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A77D66?

The RGB value is 167, 125, 102: 167 red, 125 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A77D66?

The complementary color is #6690A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A77D66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A77D66 color

#A77D66 rgb(167, 125, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A77D66 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 49% green and 40% blue (167, 125, 102).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 39% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#A77D66 color codes

HEX	`#A77D66`
RGB	`rgb(167, 125, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 49%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 39%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 13.15, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 23.01, 55.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.669, 23.844, 15.818)`
Decimal	`10976614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A77D66, 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 #A77D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A77D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #A77D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a77d66; }
.text { color: #a77d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a77d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 125 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a77d66, #a79e66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A77D66?: #A77D66 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A77D66?: The RGB value is 167, 125, 102: 167 red, 125 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A77D66?: The complementary color is #6690A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A77D66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.