What color is #A7958F?

#A7958F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7958F?

The RGB value is 167, 149, 143: 167 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7958F?

The complementary color is #8FA1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7958F color

#A7958F rgb(167, 149, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7958F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (167, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A7958F color codes

HEX	`#A7958F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 5.63, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 7.94, 44.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.641, 31.694, 30.432)`
Decimal	`10982799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7958F, 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 #A7958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A7958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7958f; }
.text { color: #a7958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7958f, #a7a18f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A7958F?: #A7958F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7958F?: The RGB value is 167, 149, 143: 167 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7958F?: The complementary color is #8FA1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.