What color is #A7968B?

#A7968B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7968B?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 139: 167 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7968B?

The complementary color is #8B9CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7968B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7968B color

#A7968B rgb(167, 150, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7968B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 54.5% blue (167, 150, 139).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#A7968B color codes

HEX	`#A7968B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 4.41, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 9.21, 61.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.503, 31.893, 28.918)`
Decimal	`10983051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7968B, 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 #A7968B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7968B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #A7968B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7968b; }
.text { color: #a7968b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7968b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7968b, #a7a48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A7968B?: #A7968B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7968B?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 139: 167 red, 150 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7968B?: The complementary color is #8B9CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7968B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.