What color is #A49F87?

#A49F87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49F87?

The RGB value is 164, 159, 135: 164 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49F87?

The complementary color is #878CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49F87 color

#A49F87 rgb(164, 159, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49F87 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.4% green and 52.9% blue (164, 159, 135).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#A49F87 color codes

HEX	`#A49F87`
RGB	`rgb(164, 159, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -2.34, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 13.4, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.081, 34.439, 27.874)`
Decimal	`10788743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49F87, 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 #A49F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #A49F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49f87; }
.text { color: #a49f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 159 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49f87, #9ba487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A49F87?: #A49F87 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49F87?: The RGB value is 164, 159, 135: 164 red, 159 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49F87?: The complementary color is #878CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.