What color is #A87772?

#A87772 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A87772?

The RGB value is 168, 119, 114: 168 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A87772?

The complementary color is #72A3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A87772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A87772 color

#A87772 rgb(168, 119, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A87772 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (168, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#A87772 color codes

HEX	`#A87772`
RGB	`rgb(168, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, 18.51, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 21.23, 29.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.783, 22.735, 18.947)`
Decimal	`11040626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A87772, 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 #A87772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A87772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #A87772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a87772; }
.text { color: #a87772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a87772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a87772, #a89272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #A87772?: #A87772 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A87772?: The RGB value is 168, 119, 114: 168 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A87772?: The complementary color is #72A3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A87772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.