What color is #A97B2D?

#A97B2D is a moderate orange known as Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chai Tea?

The RGB value is 169, 123, 45: 169 red, 123 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chai Tea?

The complementary color is #2D5BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97B2D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chai Tea color: hex code #A97B2D

#A97B2D rgb(169, 123, 45)

Shades of brown

Chai Tea has the hex code #A97B2D. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.2% green and 17.6% blue (169, 123, 45).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 58% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 73% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Chai Tea (#A97B2D) color codes

HEX	`#A97B2D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 123, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 58%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 73%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 73%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 10.26, 47.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 48.79, 77.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.92, 22.792, 5.622)`
Decimal	`11107117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chai Tea, 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 #A97B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #A97B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97b2d; }
.text { color: #a97b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 123 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97b2d, #99a92d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #A97B2D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A97B2D?: #A97B2D is a moderate orange known as Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chai Tea?: The RGB value is 169, 123, 45: 169 red, 123 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chai Tea?: The complementary color is #2D5BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97B2D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.