What color is #A78E5D?

#A78E5D 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 #A78E5D?

The RGB value is 167, 142, 93: 167 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A78E5D?

The complementary color is #5D76A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A78E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A78E5D color

#A78E5D rgb(167, 142, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A78E5D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 55.7% green and 36.5% blue (167, 142, 93).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 44% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A78E5D color codes

HEX	`#A78E5D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 142, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 55.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 44%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 44%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 2.57, 29.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 29.67, 85.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.586, 28.353, 14.373)`
Decimal	`10980957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A78E5D, 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 #A78E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A78E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A78E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a78e5d; }
.text { color: #a78e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a78e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 142 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a78e5d, #9ba75d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A78E5D?: #A78E5D 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 #A78E5D?: The RGB value is 167, 142, 93: 167 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A78E5D?: The complementary color is #5D76A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A78E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.