What color is #A19C83?

#A19C83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19C83?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 131: 161 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19C83?

The complementary color is #8388A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19C83 color

#A19C83 rgb(161, 156, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19C83 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 51.4% blue (161, 156, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#A19C83 color codes

HEX	`#A19C83`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.16, -2.5, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.16, 13.99, 100.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.683, 32.993, 26.22)`
Decimal	`10591363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19C83, 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 #A19C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #A19C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19c83; }
.text { color: #a19c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19c83, #97a183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19C83?: #A19C83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19C83?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 131: 161 red, 156 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19C83?: The complementary color is #8388A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.