What color is #A8975F?

#A8975F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8975F?

The RGB value is 168, 151, 95: 168 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8975F?

The complementary color is #5F70A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8975F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8975F color

#A8975F rgb(168, 151, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8975F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 59.2% green and 37.3% blue (168, 151, 95).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#A8975F color codes

HEX	`#A8975F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 151, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 59.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.75, -1.74, 31.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.75, 31.8, 93.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.281, 31.285, 15.321)`
Decimal	`11048799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8975F, 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 #A8975F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8975F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #A8975F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8975f; }
.text { color: #a8975f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8975f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 151 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8975f, #94a85f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A8975F?: #A8975F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8975F?: The RGB value is 168, 151, 95: 168 red, 151 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8975F?: The complementary color is #5F70A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8975F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.