What color is #A39B80?

#A39B80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39B80?

The RGB value is 163, 155, 128: 163 red, 155 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39B80?

The complementary color is #8088A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39B80 color

#A39B80 rgb(163, 155, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39B80 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.8% green and 50.2% blue (163, 155, 128).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#A39B80 color codes

HEX	`#A39B80`
RGB	`rgb(163, 155, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, -1.64, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 15.32, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.722, 32.788, 25.128)`
Decimal	`10722176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39B80, 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 #A39B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #A39B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39b80; }
.text { color: #a39b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 155 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39b80, #9aa380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39B80?: #A39B80 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39B80?: The RGB value is 163, 155, 128: 163 red, 155 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39B80?: The complementary color is #8088A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.