What color is #A49B71?

#A49B71 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 #A49B71?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 113: 164 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49B71?

The complementary color is #717AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49B71 color

#A49B71 rgb(164, 155, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49B71 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 44.3% blue (164, 155, 113).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A49B71 color codes

HEX	`#A49B71`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, -3.39, 23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 23.5, 98.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.012, 32.528, 20.317)`
Decimal	`10787697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49B71, 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 #A49B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A49B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49b71; }
.text { color: #a49b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49b71, #94a471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A49B71?: #A49B71 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 #A49B71?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 113: 164 red, 155 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49B71?: The complementary color is #717AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.