What color is #A7967D?

#A7967D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7967D?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 125: 167 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7967D?

The complementary color is #7D8EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7967D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7967D color

#A7967D rgb(167, 150, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A7967D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 49% blue (167, 150, 125).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#A7967D color codes

HEX	`#A7967D`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 2.24, 15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 15.66, 81.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.545, 31.51, 23.871)`
Decimal	`10983037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7967D, 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 #A7967D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7967D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #A7967D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7967d; }
.text { color: #a7967d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7967d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7967d, #a3a77d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A7967D?: #A7967D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7967D?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 125: 167 red, 150 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7967D?: The complementary color is #7D8EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7967D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.