What color is #A39D86?

#A39D86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39D86?

The RGB value is 163, 157, 134: 163 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39D86?

The complementary color is #868CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39D86 color

#A39D86 rgb(163, 157, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39D86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 61.6% green and 52.5% blue (163, 157, 134).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#A39D86 color codes

HEX	`#A39D86`
RGB	`rgb(163, 157, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 61.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -1.8, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 12.96, 97.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.464, 33.622, 27.382)`
Decimal	`10722694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39D86, 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 #A39D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A39D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39d86; }
.text { color: #a39d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 157 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39d86, #9ba386); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A39D86?: #A39D86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39D86?: The RGB value is 163, 157, 134: 163 red, 157 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39D86?: The complementary color is #868CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.