What color is #A78572?

#A78572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78572?

The RGB value is 167, 133, 114: 167 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78572?

The complementary color is #7294A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78572 color

#A78572 rgb(167, 133, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78572 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.2% green and 44.7% blue (167, 133, 114).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#A78572 color codes

HEX	`#A78572`
RGB	`rgb(167, 133, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 10.18, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 18.28, 56.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.362, 26.207, 19.533)`
Decimal	`10978674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78572, 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 #A78572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #A78572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78572; }
.text { color: #a78572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 133 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78572, #a7a072); }

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Questions

What color is #A78572?: #A78572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78572?: The RGB value is 167, 133, 114: 167 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78572?: The complementary color is #7294A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.