What color is #A2937C?

#A2937C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2937C?

The RGB value is 162, 147, 124: 162 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2937C?

The complementary color is #7C8BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2937C color

#A2937C rgb(162, 147, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A2937C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (162, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A2937C color codes

HEX	`#A2937C`
RGB	`rgb(162, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.66, 1.77, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.66, 14.32, 82.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.972, 30.005, 23.33)`
Decimal	`10654588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2937C, 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 #A2937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A2937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2937c; }
.text { color: #a2937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2937c, #9ea27c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A2937C?: #A2937C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2937C?: The RGB value is 162, 147, 124: 162 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2937C?: The complementary color is #7C8BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.