HEX atlas value

#A7741B

#A7741B is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 167, 116, 27, HSL 38, 72%, 38%, has luminance 0.2079, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#A7741B Sample readable text

HEX #A7741B

RGB rgb(167, 116, 27)

HSL hsl(38 72% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 84, 35)

Luminance 0.2079

Contrast Black 5.16:1White 4.07:1

CSS

--color-a7741b: #A7741B;
.background-a7741b { background-color: #A7741B; }
.text-a7741b { color: #A7741B; }

Luminance0.2079

Black text5.16:1AA Pass

White text4.07:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A7741B","rgb":[167,116,27],"hsl":[38,72,38],"cmyk":[0,31,84,35],"luminance":0.2079,"contrast":{"black":5.16,"white":4.07}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.16,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.07,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#583D0E","hex":"#583D0E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.06,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#E0A43E","hex":"#E0A43E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.55,"contrastWhite":2.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1B4EA7","hex":"#1B4EA7","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.69,"contrastWhite":7.8,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#94A71B","hex":"#94A71B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.8,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#A72E1B","hex":"#A72E1B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.05,"contrastWhite":6.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a7741b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1B4EA7","analogous":["#A72E1B","#94A71B"],"triadic":["#1BA774","#741BA7"],"tetradic":["#1BA72E","#1B4EA7","#A71B94"],"splitComplementary":["#1B94A7","#2E1BA7"],"monochromatic":["#E0A43E","#A7741B","#583D0E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0A43E","dark":"#583D0E","saturated":"#BC7906","desaturated":"#916E30","pastel":"#D6AF6B","neon":"#EB9500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":29.427877939124322},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":29.478805945967352},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":37.77565353504821},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":39.102429592034305}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A7741B

#A7741B is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #A7741B is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 167, 116, and 27, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 38deg with 72% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2079, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.16:1AA Pass

White text4.07:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A7741B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.16:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.07:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#583D0E#FFFFFF text · best 10.06:1#583D0E

#E0A43E#000000 text · best 9.55:1#E0A43E

#1B4EA7#FFFFFF text · best 7.8:1#1B4EA7

#94A71B#000000 text · best 7.8:1#94A71B

#A72E1B#FFFFFF text · best 6.89:1#A72E1B

Generated Palette

#A7741B#A7741B

#1B4EA7#1B4EA7

#A72E1B#A72E1B

#94A71B#94A71B

#E0A43E#E0A43E

#583D0E#583D0E

Color Harmonies

#1B4EA7#1B4EA7

#A72E1B#A72E1B

#94A71B#94A71B

#1BA774#1BA774

#741BA7#741BA7

Variants

#E0A43E#E0A43E

#583D0E#583D0E

#BC7906#BC7906

#916E30#916E30

#D6AF6B#D6AF6B

#EB9500#EB9500

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Sienna#A0522D

#A7741B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A7741B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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