What color is #A97F54?

#A97F54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A97F54?

The RGB value is 169, 127, 84: 169 red, 127 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A97F54?

The complementary color is #547EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A97F54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A97F54 color

#A97F54 rgb(169, 127, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A97F54 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.8% green and 32.9% blue (169, 127, 84).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 34% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 50% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Caramelised Pecan (#A17B4D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#A97F54 color codes

HEX	`#A97F54`
RGB	`rgb(169, 127, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 49.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 34%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 50%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.34, 10.88, 29.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.34, 31.52, 69.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.553, 24.256, 11.722)`
Decimal	`11108180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A97F54, 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 #A97F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A97F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #A97F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a97f54; }
.text { color: #a97f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a97f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 127 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a97f54, #a8a954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #A97F54?: #A97F54 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Caramelised Pecan. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A97F54?: The RGB value is 169, 127, 84: 169 red, 127 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A97F54?: The complementary color is #547EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A97F54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.