What color is #A97764?

#A97764 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97764?

The RGB value is 169, 119, 100: 169 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97764?

The complementary color is #6496A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97764?

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.

#A97764 color

#A97764 rgb(169, 119, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97764 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 46.7% green and 39.2% blue (169, 119, 100).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hazelnut (#A8715A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A97764 color codes

HEX	`#A97764`
RGB	`rgb(169, 119, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 46.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 41%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, 17.13, 18.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 25.04, 46.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.26, 22.55, 15.076)`
Decimal	`11106148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97764, 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 #A97764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97764 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 #A97764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97764; }
.text { color: #a97764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 119 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97764, #a99964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A97764?: #A97764 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hazelnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97764?: The RGB value is 169, 119, 100: 169 red, 119 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97764?: The complementary color is #6496A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97764?: 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.