What color is #A7957E?

#A7957E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7957E?

The RGB value is 167, 149, 126: 167 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7957E?

The complementary color is #7E90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7957E color

#A7957E rgb(167, 149, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7957E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (167, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#A7957E color codes

HEX	`#A7957E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.69, 2.94, 14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.69, 14.89, 78.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.45, 31.218, 24.156)`
Decimal	`10982782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7957E, 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 #A7957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A7957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7957e; }
.text { color: #a7957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7957e, #a4a77e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A7957E?: #A7957E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7957E?: The RGB value is 167, 149, 126: 167 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7957E?: The complementary color is #7E90A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.