What color is #A8795C?

#A8795C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8795C?

The RGB value is 168, 121, 92: 168 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8795C?

The complementary color is #5C8BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8795C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8795C color

#A8795C rgb(168, 121, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8795C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 47.5% green and 36.1% blue (168, 121, 92).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 30% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pecan (#A67253), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A8795C color codes

HEX	`#A8795C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 121, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 47.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 30%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 14.67, 23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 27.4, 57.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.919, 22.774, 13.206)`
Decimal	`11041116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8795C, 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 #A8795C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8795C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #A8795C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8795c; }
.text { color: #a8795c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8795c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 121 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8795c, #a89f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A8795C?: #A8795C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8795C?: The RGB value is 168, 121, 92: 168 red, 121 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8795C?: The complementary color is #5C8BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8795C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.