What color is #A09879?

#A09879 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 #A09879?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 121: 160 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09879?

The complementary color is #7981A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09879 color

#A09879 rgb(160, 152, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09879 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (160, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#A09879 color codes

HEX	`#A09879`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, -2.23, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 17.55, 97.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.177, 31.311, 22.592)`
Decimal	`10524793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09879, 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 #A09879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #A09879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09879; }
.text { color: #a09879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09879, #95a079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09879?: #A09879 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 #A09879?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 121: 160 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09879?: The complementary color is #7981A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.