What color is #A78A79?

#A78A79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78A79?

The RGB value is 167, 138, 121: 167 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78A79?

The complementary color is #7996A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78A79 color

#A78A79 rgb(167, 138, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78A79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.1% green and 47.5% blue (167, 138, 121).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A78A79 color codes

HEX	`#A78A79`
RGB	`rgb(167, 138, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, 8.34, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 15.64, 57.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.476, 27.774, 21.946)`
Decimal	`10979961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78A79, 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 #A78A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #A78A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78a79; }
.text { color: #a78a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 138 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78a79, #a7a179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A78A79?: #A78A79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78A79?: The RGB value is 167, 138, 121: 167 red, 138 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78A79?: The complementary color is #7996A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.