What color is #A49B6F?

#A49B6F 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 #A49B6F?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 111: 164 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49B6F?

The complementary color is #6F78A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49B6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49B6F color

#A49B6F rgb(164, 155, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49B6F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 43.5% blue (164, 155, 111).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A49B6F color codes

HEX	`#A49B6F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, -3.65, 24.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 24.58, 98.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.901, 32.484, 19.731)`
Decimal	`10787695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49B6F, 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 #A49B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #A49B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49b6f; }
.text { color: #a49b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49b6f, #93a46f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A49B6F?: #A49B6F 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 #A49B6F?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 111: 164 red, 155 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49B6F?: The complementary color is #6F78A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49B6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.