What color is #A7978E?

#A7978E 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 #A7978E?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 142: 167 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7978E?

The complementary color is #8E9EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7978E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7978E color

#A7978E rgb(167, 151, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7978E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 55.7% blue (167, 151, 142).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#A7978E color codes

HEX	`#A7978E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 4.35, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 8.14, 57.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.885, 32.302, 30.141)`
Decimal	`10983310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7978E, 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 #A7978E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7978E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A7978E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7978e; }
.text { color: #a7978e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7978e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7978e, #a7a48e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A7978E?: #A7978E 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 #A7978E?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 142: 167 red, 151 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7978E?: The complementary color is #8E9EA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7978E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.