What color is #A37F31?

#A37F31 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 #A37F31?

The RGB value is 163, 127, 49: 163 red, 127 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A37F31?

The complementary color is #3155A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A37F31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A37F31 color

#A37F31 rgb(163, 127, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A37F31 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 49.8% green and 19.2% blue (163, 127, 49).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 54% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 70% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#A37F31 color codes

HEX	`#A37F31`
RGB	`rgb(163, 127, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 49.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 54%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 70%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 70%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.27, 5.52, 46.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.27, 46.44, 83.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.249, 23.189, 6.156)`
Decimal	`10714929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A37F31, 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 #A37F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A37F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #A37F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a37f31; }
.text { color: #a37f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a37f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 127 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a37f31, #8ea331); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A37F31?: #A37F31 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 #A37F31?: The RGB value is 163, 127, 49: 163 red, 127 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A37F31?: The complementary color is #3155A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A37F31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.