What color is #A2977C?

#A2977C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2977C?

The RGB value is 162, 151, 124: 162 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2977C?

The complementary color is #7C87A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2977C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2977C color

#A2977C rgb(162, 151, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A2977C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 59.2% green and 48.6% blue (162, 151, 124).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A2977C color codes

HEX	`#A2977C`
RGB	`rgb(162, 151, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 59.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, -0.44, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 15.72, 91.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.605, 31.27, 23.541)`
Decimal	`10655612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2977C, 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 #A2977C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2977C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A2977C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2977c; }
.text { color: #a2977c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2977c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 151 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2977c, #9aa27c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A2977C?: #A2977C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2977C?: The RGB value is 162, 151, 124: 162 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2977C?: The complementary color is #7C87A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2977C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.