What color is #A59D79?

#A59D79 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 #A59D79?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 121: 165 red, 157 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59D79?

The complementary color is #7981A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59D79 color

#A59D79 rgb(165, 157, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A59D79 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 47.5% blue (165, 157, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A59D79 color codes

HEX	`#A59D79`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, -2.97, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 20.15, 98.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.025, 33.494, 22.916)`
Decimal	`10853753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59D79, 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 #A59D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A59D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59d79; }
.text { color: #a59d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59d79, #97a579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A59D79?: #A59D79 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 #A59D79?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 121: 165 red, 157 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59D79?: The complementary color is #7981A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.