What color is #A97A57?

#A97A57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97A57?

The RGB value is 169, 122, 87: 169 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97A57?

The complementary color is #5786A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97A57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97A57 color

#A97A57 rgb(169, 122, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97A57 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 47.8% green and 34.1% blue (169, 122, 87).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 32% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 49% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#A97A57 color codes

HEX	`#A97A57`
RGB	`rgb(169, 122, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 47.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 32%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 49%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 49%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 14, 26.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 29.84, 62.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.043, 23.044, 12.144)`
Decimal	`11106903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97A57, 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 #A97A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #A97A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97a57; }
.text { color: #a97a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 122 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97a57, #a9a357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A97A57?: #A97A57 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97A57?: The RGB value is 169, 122, 87: 169 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97A57?: The complementary color is #5786A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97A57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.