What color is #A7887B?

#A7887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7887B?

The RGB value is 167, 136, 123: 167 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7887B?

The complementary color is #7B9AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7887B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7887B color

#A7887B rgb(167, 136, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7887B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 53.3% green and 48.2% blue (167, 136, 123).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A7887B color codes

HEX	`#A7887B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 136, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 53.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, 9.76, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 15.02, 49.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.316, 27.255, 22.504)`
Decimal	`10979451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7887B, 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 #A7887B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7887B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A7887B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7887b; }
.text { color: #a7887b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7887b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 136 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7887b, #a79e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A7887B?: #A7887B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7887B?: The RGB value is 167, 136, 123: 167 red, 136 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7887B?: The complementary color is #7B9AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7887B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.