What color is #A27323?

#A27323 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27323?

The RGB value is 162, 115, 35: 162 red, 115 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27323?

The complementary color is #2352A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27323?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27323 color

#A27323 rgb(162, 115, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A27323 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 45.1% green and 13.7% blue (162, 115, 35).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 64% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 78% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#A27323 color codes

HEX	`#A27323`
RGB	`rgb(162, 115, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 45.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 64%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 78%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 78%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.91, 11.15, 48.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.91, 50.03, 77.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.336, 20.066, 4.339)`
Decimal	`10646307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27323, 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 #A27323	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27323 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #A27323 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27323; }
.text { color: #a27323; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27323; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 115 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27323, #92a223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A27323?: #A27323 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Chai Tea. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27323?: The RGB value is 162, 115, 35: 162 red, 115 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27323?: The complementary color is #2352A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27323?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.