What color is #A3947E?

#A3947E 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 #A3947E?

The RGB value is 163, 148, 126: 163 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3947E?

The complementary color is #7E8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3947E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3947E color

#A3947E rgb(163, 148, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3947E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58% green and 49.4% blue (163, 148, 126).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 57% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A3947E color codes

HEX	`#A3947E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 148, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 1.91, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 13.8, 82.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.46, 30.473, 24.065)`
Decimal	`10720382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3947E, 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 #A3947E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3947E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #A3947E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3947e; }
.text { color: #a3947e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3947e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 148 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3947e, #9fa37e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3947E?: #A3947E 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 #A3947E?: The RGB value is 163, 148, 126: 163 red, 148 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3947E?: The complementary color is #7E8DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3947E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.