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#A77039 Color

#A77039 is rgb(167, 112, 57) in RGB, hsl(30, 49%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 66%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A77039
HEX#A77039
RGBrgb(167, 112, 57)
HSLhsl(30, 49%, 44%)
HSVhsv(30, 66%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 66%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.1 63.7)
LABlab(52.36% 18.46 39.13)
LCHlch(52.36% 43.26 64.74)

What #A77039 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 #A77039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A77039 Channel Values

How #A77039 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 167 · G 112 · B 578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 49% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 66% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 66% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A77039 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A77039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A77039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A77039

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A77039.

How #A77039 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#A77039
Protanopia#7C7C38
Protanomaly#8F7739
Deuteranopia#858534
Deuteranomaly#947D36
Tritanopia#AA6B6B
Tritanomaly#A96D5B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A77039 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a77039: #A77039;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A77039;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a77039': '#A77039' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.439, blue: 0.224)
Android XML<color name="color_a77039">#A77039</color>
SVG fillfill="#A77039"

More Brown Colors

#A77039 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A77039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A77039?

#A77039 is a mid-tone brown — rgb(167, 112, 57) in RGB and hsl(30, 49%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #A77039?

#A77039 is rgb(167, 112, 57) — red 167, green 112, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A77039?

#A77039 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 66%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A77039 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A77039 scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A77039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A77039 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.64, which is visibly different.

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