What color is #A39C81?

#A39C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39C81?

The RGB value is 163, 156, 129: 163 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39C81?

The complementary color is #8188A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39C81 color

#A39C81 rgb(163, 156, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A39C81 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (163, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#A39C81 color codes

HEX	`#A39C81`
RGB	`rgb(163, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.28, -2.03, 15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.28, 15.22, 97.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.955, 33.149, 25.532)`
Decimal	`10722433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39C81, 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 #A39C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #A39C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39c81; }
.text { color: #a39c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39c81, #99a381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39C81?: #A39C81 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39C81?: The RGB value is 163, 156, 129: 163 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39C81?: The complementary color is #8188A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.