What color is #A7A397?

#A7A397 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A397?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 151: 167 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A397?

The complementary color is #979BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A397 color

#A7A397 rgb(167, 163, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7A397 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 59.2% blue (167, 163, 151).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#A7A397 color codes

HEX	`#A7A397`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -0.72, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 6.78, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.619, 36.645, 34.522)`
Decimal	`10986391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A397, 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 #A7A397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #A7A397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a397; }
.text { color: #a7a397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a397, #a3a797); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7A397?: #A7A397 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A397?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 151: 167 red, 163 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A397?: The complementary color is #979BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.