What color is #A79B7E?

#A79B7E is a grayish orange known as Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mohalla?

The RGB value is 167, 155, 126: 167 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mohalla?

The complementary color is #7E8AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mohalla color: hex code #A79B7E

#A79B7E rgb(167, 155, 126)

Shades of brown

Mohalla has the hex code #A79B7E. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.8% green and 49.4% blue (167, 155, 126).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

Mohalla (#A79B7E) color codes

HEX	`#A79B7E`
RGB	`rgb(167, 155, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.29, -0.36, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.29, 16.83, 91.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.424, 33.165, 24.481)`
Decimal	`10984318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mohalla, 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 #A79B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #A79B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79b7e; }
.text { color: #a79b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 155 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79b7e, #9fa77e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #A79B7E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A79B7E?: #A79B7E is a grayish orange known as Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mohalla?: The RGB value is 167, 155, 126: 167 red, 155 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mohalla?: The complementary color is #7E8AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.