What color is #A49972?

#A49972 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 #A49972?

The RGB value is 164, 153, 114: 164 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49972?

The complementary color is #727DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49972 color

#A49972 rgb(164, 153, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49972 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (164, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#A49972 color codes

HEX	`#A49972`
RGB	`rgb(164, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, -2.16, 22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 22.11, 95.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.739, 31.891, 20.505)`
Decimal	`10787186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49972, 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 #A49972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #A49972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49972; }
.text { color: #a49972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49972, #96a472); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A49972?: #A49972 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 #A49972?: The RGB value is 164, 153, 114: 164 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49972?: The complementary color is #727DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.