What color is #A19974?

#A19974 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 #A19974?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 116: 161 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19974?

The complementary color is #747CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19974 color

#A19974 rgb(161, 153, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A19974 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 45.5% blue (161, 153, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#A19974 color codes

HEX	`#A19974`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -3.1, 20.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 20.78, 98.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.242, 31.621, 21.083)`
Decimal	`10590580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19974, 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 #A19974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #A19974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19974; }
.text { color: #a19974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19974, #93a174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A19974?: #A19974 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 #A19974?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 116: 161 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19974?: The complementary color is #747CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.