What color is #A3957E?

#A3957E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3957E?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 126: 163 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3957E?

The complementary color is #7E8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3957E color

#A3957E rgb(163, 149, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3957E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (163, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 37°, 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 Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A3957E color codes

HEX	`#A3957E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, 1.36, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 14.11, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.618, 30.788, 24.117)`
Decimal	`10720638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3957E, 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 #A3957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #A3957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3957e; }
.text { color: #a3957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3957e, #9fa37e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3957E?: #A3957E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3957E?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 126: 163 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3957E?: The complementary color is #7E8CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.