What color is #A78A51?

#A78A51 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78A51?

The RGB value is 167, 138, 81: 167 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78A51?

The complementary color is #516EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78A51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78A51 color

#A78A51 rgb(167, 138, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78A51 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.1% green and 31.8% blue (167, 138, 81).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 51% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#A78A51 color codes

HEX	`#A78A51`
RGB	`rgb(167, 138, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 51%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 51%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, 3.57, 34.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 34.63, 84.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.511, 26.988, 11.596)`
Decimal	`10979921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78A51, 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 #A78A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #A78A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78a51; }
.text { color: #a78a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 138 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78a51, #99a751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A78A51?: #A78A51 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78A51?: The RGB value is 167, 138, 81: 167 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78A51?: The complementary color is #516EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78A51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.