What color is #A19F7F?

#A19F7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19F7F?

The RGB value is 161, 159, 127: 161 red, 159 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19F7F?

The complementary color is #7F81A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19F7F color

#A19F7F rgb(161, 159, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A19F7F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62.4% green and 49.8% blue (161, 159, 127).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#A19F7F color codes

HEX	`#A19F7F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 159, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, -4.75, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 17.66, 105.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.927, 33.906, 24.99)`
Decimal	`10592127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19F7F, 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 #A19F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A19F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19f7f; }
.text { color: #a19f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 159 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19f7f, #92a17f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #A19F7F?: #A19F7F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19F7F?: The RGB value is 161, 159, 127: 161 red, 159 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19F7F?: The complementary color is #7F81A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.