What color is #A7875A?

#A7875A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7875A?

The RGB value is 167, 135, 90: 167 red, 135 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7875A?

The complementary color is #5A7AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7875A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7875A color

#A7875A rgb(167, 135, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7875A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 52.9% green and 35.3% blue (167, 135, 90).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 30% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 46% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Exhumed Gold (#A78558), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A7875A color codes

HEX	`#A7875A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 135, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 52.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 30%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 46%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 6.14, 28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 29.4, 77.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.447, 26.283, 13.351)`
Decimal	`10979162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7875A, 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 #A7875A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7875A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A7875A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7875a; }
.text { color: #a7875a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7875a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 135 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7875a, #a1a75a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A7875A?: #A7875A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Exhumed Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7875A?: The RGB value is 167, 135, 90: 167 red, 135 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7875A?: The complementary color is #5A7AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7875A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.