What color is #A0937D?

#A0937D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0937D?

The RGB value is 160, 147, 125: 160 red, 147 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0937D?

The complementary color is #7D8AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0937D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0937D color

#A0937D rgb(160, 147, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A0937D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.6% green and 49% blue (160, 147, 125).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#A0937D color codes

HEX	`#A0937D`
RGB	`rgb(160, 147, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, 1.13, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 13.45, 85.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.633, 29.822, 23.646)`
Decimal	`10523517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0937D, 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 #A0937D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0937D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #A0937D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0937d; }
.text { color: #a0937d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0937d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 147 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0937d, #9ca07d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A0937D?: #A0937D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0937D?: The RGB value is 160, 147, 125: 160 red, 147 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0937D?: The complementary color is #7D8AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0937D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.