What color is #A09979?

#A09979 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 #A09979?

The RGB value is 160, 153, 121: 160 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09979?

The complementary color is #7980A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09979 color

#A09979 rgb(160, 153, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09979 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60% green and 47.5% blue (160, 153, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A09979 color codes

HEX	`#A09979`
RGB	`rgb(160, 153, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, -2.78, 17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 18, 98.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.34, 31.637, 22.646)`
Decimal	`10525049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09979, 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 #A09979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A09979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09979; }
.text { color: #a09979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 153 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09979, #94a079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09979?: #A09979 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 #A09979?: The RGB value is 160, 153, 121: 160 red, 153 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09979?: The complementary color is #7980A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.