What color is #A7926F?

#A7926F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7926F?

The RGB value is 167, 146, 111: 167 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7926F?

The complementary color is #6F84A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7926F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7926F color

#A7926F rgb(167, 146, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7926F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.3% green and 43.5% blue (167, 146, 111).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#A7926F color codes

HEX	`#A7926F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 146, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, 2.51, 21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 21.61, 83.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.085, 29.922, 19.279)`
Decimal	`10981999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7926F, 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 #A7926F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A7926F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #A7926F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7926f; }
.text { color: #a7926f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7926f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 146 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7926f, #a0a76f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A7926F?: #A7926F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7926F?: The RGB value is 167, 146, 111: 167 red, 146 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7926F?: The complementary color is #6F84A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7926F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.