What color is #A97C6B?

#A97C6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97C6B?

The RGB value is 169, 124, 107: 169 red, 124 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97C6B?

The complementary color is #6B98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97C6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97C6B color

#A97C6B rgb(169, 124, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97C6B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 48.6% green and 42% blue (169, 124, 107).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 37% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#A97C6B color codes

HEX	`#A97C6B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 124, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 48.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 37%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 37%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56, 15.16, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56, 22.15, 46.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.225, 23.913, 17.142)`
Decimal	`11107435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97C6B, 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 #A97C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #A97C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97c6b; }
.text { color: #a97c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 124 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97c6b, #a99b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A97C6B?: #A97C6B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97C6B?: The RGB value is 169, 124, 107: 169 red, 124 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97C6B?: The complementary color is #6B98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97C6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.