What color is #A27B53?

#A27B53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A27B53?

The RGB value is 162, 123, 83: 162 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A27B53?

The complementary color is #537AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A27B53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A27B53 color

#A27B53 rgb(162, 123, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A27B53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 48.2% green and 32.5% blue (162, 123, 83).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Caramelised Pecan (#A17B4D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#A27B53 color codes

HEX	`#A27B53`
RGB	`rgb(162, 123, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 48.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, 10.03, 27.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 29.43, 70.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.546, 22.473, 11.28)`
Decimal	`10648403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A27B53, 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 #A27B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A27B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #A27B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a27b53; }
.text { color: #a27b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a27b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 123 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a27b53, #a2a253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A27B53?: #A27B53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A27B53?: The RGB value is 162, 123, 83: 162 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A27B53?: The complementary color is #537AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A27B53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.