What color is #A0917F?

#A0917F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0917F?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 127: 160 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0917F?

The complementary color is #7F8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0917F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0917F color

#A0917F rgb(160, 145, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0917F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 49.8% blue (160, 145, 127).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A0917F color codes

HEX	`#A0917F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 2.55, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 11.86, 77.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.453, 29.257, 24.223)`
Decimal	`10523007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0917F, 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 #A0917F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0917F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A0917F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0917f; }
.text { color: #a0917f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0917f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0917f, #9ea07f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A0917F?: #A0917F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0917F?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 127: 160 red, 145 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0917F?: The complementary color is #7F8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0917F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.