#a78a72

Color #a78a72

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.73 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a78a72

RGB

rgb(167, 138, 114)

HSL

hsl(27.2, 23.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.2, 31.7%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 31.7%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(59.53, 7.37, 16.98)

LCH

lch(59.53, 18.51, 66.54)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0492, 61.35)

HWB

hwb(27.2, 44.7%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728fa7

Analogous

#a77275

#a78a72

#a7a472

Triadic

#a78a72

#72a78a

#8a72a7

Split-complementary

#a78a72

#72a7a4

#7275a7

Tetradic

#a78a72

#8fa772

#728fa7

#8a72a7

Square

#a78a72

#75a772

#728fa7

#a472a7

Shades

Color #a78a72 mixed toward black.

#90735a

#735c48

#564536

#3a2e24

#1d1712

Tints

Color #a78a72 mixed toward white.

#b69e8a

#c4b1a1

#d3c5b9

#e2d8d0

#f0ece8

Tones

Color #a78a72 mixed toward gray.

#a38a76

#9e8b7b

#9a8b7f

#958c84

#918c88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b78 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#9d9f7a · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#a67d7e · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a78a72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78a72]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Peru #cd853f

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#a78a72 (#a78a72) is rgb(167, 138, 114) in RGB.

No, #a78a72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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