What color is #A7897A?

#A7897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7897A?

The RGB value is 167, 137, 122: 167 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7897A?

The complementary color is #7A98A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7897A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7897A color

#A7897A rgb(167, 137, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7897A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 53.7% green and 47.8% blue (167, 137, 122).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#A7897A color codes

HEX	`#A7897A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 137, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 53.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, 9.05, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 15.29, 53.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.395, 27.513, 22.223)`
Decimal	`10979706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7897A, 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 #A7897A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7897A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #A7897A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7897a; }
.text { color: #a7897a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7897a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 137 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7897a, #a7a07a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A7897A?: #A7897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7897A?: The RGB value is 167, 137, 122: 167 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7897A?: The complementary color is #7A98A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7897A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.