What color is #A8785D?

#A8785D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8785D?

The RGB value is 168, 120, 93: 168 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8785D?

The complementary color is #5D8DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8785D color

#A8785D rgb(168, 120, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8785D is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (168, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#A8785D color codes

HEX	`#A8785D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, 15.35, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 27.04, 55.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.842, 22.55, 13.398)`
Decimal	`11040861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8785D, 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 #A8785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #A8785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8785d; }
.text { color: #a8785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8785d, #a89e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A8785D?: #A8785D is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8785D?: The RGB value is 168, 120, 93: 168 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8785D?: The complementary color is #5D8DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.