What color is #A7928A?

#A7928A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7928A?

The RGB value is 167, 146, 138: 167 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7928A?

The complementary color is #8A9FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7928A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7928A color

#A7928A rgb(167, 146, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7928A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.3% green and 54.1% blue (167, 146, 138).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A7928A color codes

HEX	`#A7928A`
RGB	`rgb(167, 146, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 6.48, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 9.62, 47.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.803, 30.609, 28.325)`
Decimal	`10982026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7928A, 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 #A7928A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7928A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A7928A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7928a; }
.text { color: #a7928a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7928a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 146 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7928a, #a7a18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A7928A?: #A7928A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7928A?: The RGB value is 167, 146, 138: 167 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7928A?: The complementary color is #8A9FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7928A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.