What color is #A39768?

#A39768 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39768?

The RGB value is 163, 151, 104: 163 red, 151 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39768?

The complementary color is #6874A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39768 color

#A39768 rgb(163, 151, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39768 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.2% green and 40.8% blue (163, 151, 104).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#A39768 color codes

HEX	`#A39768`
RGB	`rgb(163, 151, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -2.78, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 26.54, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.67, 30.92, 17.552)`
Decimal	`10721128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39768, 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 #A39768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #A39768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39768; }
.text { color: #a39768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 151 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39768, #91a368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39768?: #A39768 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39768?: The RGB value is 163, 151, 104: 163 red, 151 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39768?: The complementary color is #6874A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.