What color is #A39B79?

#A39B79 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 #A39B79?

The RGB value is 163, 155, 121: 163 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39B79?

The complementary color is #7981A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39B79 color

#A39B79 rgb(163, 155, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39B79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.8% green and 47.5% blue (163, 155, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A39B79 color codes

HEX	`#A39B79`
RGB	`rgb(163, 155, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -2.68, 18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 19.11, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.277, 32.61, 22.785)`
Decimal	`10722169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39B79, 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 #A39B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A39B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39b79; }
.text { color: #a39b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 155 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39b79, #96a379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A39B79?: #A39B79 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 #A39B79?: The RGB value is 163, 155, 121: 163 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39B79?: The complementary color is #7981A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.