What color is #A5977A?

#A5977A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5977A?

The RGB value is 165, 151, 122: 165 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5977A?

The complementary color is #7A88A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5977A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5977A color

#A5977A rgb(165, 151, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5977A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.2% green and 47.8% blue (165, 151, 122).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% 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 7.31:1).

#A5977A color codes

HEX	`#A5977A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 151, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 0.45, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 17.19, 88.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.097, 31.538, 22.911)`
Decimal	`10852218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5977A, 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 #A5977A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5977A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A5977A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5977a; }
.text { color: #a5977a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5977a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 151 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5977a, #9ea57a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A5977A?: #A5977A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5977A?: The RGB value is 165, 151, 122: 165 red, 151 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5977A?: The complementary color is #7A88A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5977A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.