What color is #A78C7C?

#A78C7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78C7C?

The RGB value is 167, 140, 124: 167 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78C7C?

The complementary color is #7C97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78C7C color

#A78C7C rgb(167, 140, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78C7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 54.9% green and 48.6% blue (167, 140, 124).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#A78C7C color codes

HEX	`#A78C7C`
RGB	`rgb(167, 140, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 54.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, 7.66, 12.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 14.53, 58.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.953, 28.428, 23.027)`
Decimal	`10980476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78C7C, 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 #A78C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #A78C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78c7c; }
.text { color: #a78c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 140 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78c7c, #a7a27c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A78C7C?: #A78C7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78C7C?: The RGB value is 167, 140, 124: 167 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78C7C?: The complementary color is #7C97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.