What color is #A97D78?

#A97D78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97D78?

The RGB value is 169, 125, 120: 169 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97D78?

The complementary color is #78A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97D78 color

#A97D78 rgb(169, 125, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97D78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49% green and 47.1% blue (169, 125, 120).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#A97D78 color codes

HEX	`#A97D78`
RGB	`rgb(169, 125, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 49%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.55, 16.34, 9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.55, 18.86, 29.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.087, 24.46, 21.06)`
Decimal	`11107704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97D78, 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 #A97D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #A97D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97d78; }
.text { color: #a97d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 125 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97d78, #a99578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A97D78?: #A97D78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97D78?: The RGB value is 169, 125, 120: 169 red, 125 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97D78?: The complementary color is #78A4A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.