What color is #A4796C?

#A4796C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4796C?

The RGB value is 164, 121, 108: 164 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4796C?

The complementary color is #6C97A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4796C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4796C color

#A4796C rgb(164, 121, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4796C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (164, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#A4796C color codes

HEX	`#A4796C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 14.95, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 20.28, 42.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.855, 22.651, 17.247)`
Decimal	`10778988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4796C, 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 #A4796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A4796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4796c; }
.text { color: #a4796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4796c, #a4956c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A4796C?: #A4796C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4796C?: The RGB value is 164, 121, 108: 164 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4796C?: The complementary color is #6C97A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4796C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.