What color is #A09774?

#A09774 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09774?

The RGB value is 160, 151, 116: 160 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09774?

The complementary color is #747DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09774 color

#A09774 rgb(160, 151, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09774 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.2% green and 45.5% blue (160, 151, 116).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#A09774 color codes

HEX	`#A09774`
RGB	`rgb(160, 151, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, -2.41, 19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 19.82, 96.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.716, 30.868, 20.965)`
Decimal	`10524532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09774, 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 #A09774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #A09774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09774; }
.text { color: #a09774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 151 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09774, #93a074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A09774?: #A09774 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09774?: The RGB value is 160, 151, 116: 160 red, 151 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09774?: The complementary color is #747DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.