What color is #A78249?

#A78249 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78249?

The RGB value is 167, 130, 73: 167 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78249?

The complementary color is #496EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78249?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78249 color

#A78249 rgb(167, 130, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78249 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 51% green and 28.6% blue (167, 130, 73).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hamster Fur (#A6814C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#A78249 color codes

HEX	`#A78249`
RGB	`rgb(167, 130, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 51%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.75, 7.32, 35.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.75, 36.72, 78.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.123, 24.663, 9.739)`
Decimal	`10977865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78249, 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 #A78249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #A78249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78249; }
.text { color: #a78249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 130 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78249, #9da749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A78249?: #A78249 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hamster Fur. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78249?: The RGB value is 167, 130, 73: 167 red, 130 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78249?: The complementary color is #496EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78249?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.