What color is #A78D7F?

#A78D7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A78D7F?

The RGB value is 167, 141, 127: 167 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78D7F?

The complementary color is #7F99A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78D7F color

#A78D7F rgb(167, 141, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78D7F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.3% green and 49.8% blue (167, 141, 127).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A78D7F color codes

HEX	`#A78D7F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 141, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.6, 7.55, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.6, 13.43, 55.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.292, 28.799, 24.09)`
Decimal	`10980735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78D7F, 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 #A78D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A78D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78d7f; }
.text { color: #a78d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 141 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78d7f, #a7a17f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A78D7F?: #A78D7F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A78D7F?: The RGB value is 167, 141, 127: 167 red, 141 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78D7F?: The complementary color is #7F99A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.