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#A57722 Color

#A57722 is rgb(165, 119, 34) in RGB, hsl(39, 66%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 79%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A57722
HEX#A57722
RGBrgb(165, 119, 34)
HSLhsl(39, 66%, 39%)
HSVhsv(39, 79%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 79%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.113 78.1)
LABlab(53.70% 12.95 50.71)
LCHlch(53.70% 52.33 75.68)

What #A57722 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A57722, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 5.14Golden Brown#996515ΔE 7.43Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 11.29Philippine Gold#B17304ΔE 11.4Copper#B87333ΔE 12.13Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 13.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#A57722 Channel Values

How #A57722 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 165 · G 119 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 66% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 79% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 79% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A57722 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A57722 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A57722

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A57722; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A57722
Complementary
#2250A5
Analogous
#A53622
Analogous
#91A522
Triadic
#22A577
Triadic
#7722A5
Split comp.
#2291A5
Split comp.
#3622A5

Tints & Shades of #A57722

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C79029
#D9A545
#E0B567
#E8C88D
#EFD8AF
#F6EBD5

Shades

#90681D
#7B5919
#664915
#503A10
#3B2B0C
#261B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A57722.

How #A57722 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A57722
Protanopia#808021
Protanomaly#907D21
Deuteranopia#88881B
Deuteranomaly#95821E
Tritanopia#A97070
Tritanomaly#A8735B
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A57722 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a57722: #A57722;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A57722;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a57722': '#A57722' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.467, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_a57722">#A57722</color>
SVG fillfill="#A57722"

More Brown Colors

#A57722 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A57722 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A57722?

#A57722 is a dark brown — rgb(165, 119, 34) in RGB and hsl(39, 66%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #A57722?

#A57722 is rgb(165, 119, 34) — red 165, green 119, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A57722?

#A57722 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 79%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A57722 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A57722 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A57722 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A57722 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.36, which is visibly different.

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