What color is #A47631?

#A47631 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 #A47631?

The RGB value is 164, 118, 49: 164 red, 118 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A47631?

The complementary color is #315FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A47631?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A47631 color

#A47631 rgb(164, 118, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A47631 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 46.3% green and 19.2% blue (164, 118, 49).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 54% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 70% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Chai Tea (#A97B2D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#A47631 color codes

HEX	`#A47631`
RGB	`rgb(164, 118, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 46.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 54%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 70%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 70%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, 11.05, 43.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 45.15, 75.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.344, 21.073, 5.796)`
Decimal	`10778161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A47631, 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 #A47631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A47631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #A47631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a47631; }
.text { color: #a47631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a47631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 118 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a47631, #99a431); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A47631?: #A47631 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 #A47631?: The RGB value is 164, 118, 49: 164 red, 118 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A47631?: The complementary color is #315FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A47631?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.