What color is #A7916A?

#A7916A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7916A?

The RGB value is 167, 145, 106: 167 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7916A?

The complementary color is #6A80A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7916A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7916A color

#A7916A rgb(167, 145, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7916A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.9% green and 41.6% blue (167, 145, 106).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Caramel Gold (#B1936D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#A7916A color codes

HEX	`#A7916A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 145, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 2.42, 23.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 23.88, 84.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.664, 29.508, 17.819)`
Decimal	`10981738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7916A, 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 #A7916A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7916A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #A7916A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7916a; }
.text { color: #a7916a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7916a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 145 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7916a, #9ea76a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A7916A?: #A7916A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramel Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7916A?: The RGB value is 167, 145, 106: 167 red, 145 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7916A?: The complementary color is #6A80A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7916A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.