What color is #A39970?

#A39970 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 #A39970?

The RGB value is 163, 153, 112: 163 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39970?

The complementary color is #707AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39970?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39970 color

#A39970 rgb(163, 153, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39970 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60% green and 43.9% blue (163, 153, 112).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A39970 color codes

HEX	`#A39970`
RGB	`rgb(163, 153, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, -2.84, 22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 23.1, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.42, 31.74, 19.903)`
Decimal	`10721648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39970, 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 #A39970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A39970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39970; }
.text { color: #a39970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 153 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39970, #93a370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39970?: #A39970 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 #A39970?: The RGB value is 163, 153, 112: 163 red, 153 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39970?: The complementary color is #707AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39970?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.