What color is #A96B2F?

#A96B2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A96B2F?

The RGB value is 169, 107, 47: 169 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A96B2F?

The complementary color is #2F6DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A96B2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A96B2F color

#A96B2F rgb(169, 107, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A96B2F is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 42% green and 18.4% blue (169, 107, 47).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 56% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 72% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Eagle (#A26C36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#A96B2F color codes

HEX	`#A96B2F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 107, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 42%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 56%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 72%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 72%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.87, 19.38, 42.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.87, 46.83, 65.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.135, 19.158, 5.221)`
Decimal	`11103023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A96B2F, 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 #A96B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A96B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A96B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a96b2f; }
.text { color: #a96b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a96b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 107 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a96b2f, #a9a82f); }

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Questions

What color is #A96B2F?: #A96B2F is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Eagle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A96B2F?: The RGB value is 169, 107, 47: 169 red, 107 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A96B2F?: The complementary color is #2F6DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A96B2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.