What color is #A39879?

#A39879 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39879?

The RGB value is 163, 152, 121: 163 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39879?

The complementary color is #7984A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39879?

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.

#A39879 color

#A39879 rgb(163, 152, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39879 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.6% green and 47.5% blue (163, 152, 121).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A39879 color codes

HEX	`#A39879`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -1.04, 17.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 17.84, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.784, 31.624, 22.621)`
Decimal	`10721401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39879, 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 #A39879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39879 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 #A39879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39879; }
.text { color: #a39879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39879, #99a379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A39879?: #A39879 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39879?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 121: 163 red, 152 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39879?: The complementary color is #7984A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39879?: 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.