What color is #A0935F?

#A0935F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0935F?

The RGB value is 160, 147, 95: 160 red, 147 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0935F?

The complementary color is #5F6CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0935F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0935F color

#A0935F rgb(160, 147, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A0935F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.6% green and 37.3% blue (160, 147, 95).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#A0935F color codes

HEX	`#A0935F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 147, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, -2.92, 29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 29.42, 95.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.997, 29.168, 15.032)`
Decimal	`10523487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0935F, 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 #A0935F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0935F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A0935F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0935f; }
.text { color: #a0935f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0935f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 147 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0935f, #8da05f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A0935F?: #A0935F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0935F?: The RGB value is 160, 147, 95: 160 red, 147 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0935F?: The complementary color is #5F6CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0935F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.