What color is #A59D7B?

#A59D7B 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 #A59D7B?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 123: 165 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59D7B?

The complementary color is #7B83A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59D7B color

#A59D7B rgb(165, 157, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A59D7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 48.2% blue (165, 157, 123).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#A59D7B color codes

HEX	`#A59D7B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.6, -2.68, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.6, 19.07, 98.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.149, 33.544, 23.569)`
Decimal	`10853755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59D7B, 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 #A59D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #A59D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59d7b; }
.text { color: #a59d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59d7b, #98a57b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A59D7B?: #A59D7B 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 #A59D7B?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 123: 165 red, 157 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59D7B?: The complementary color is #7B83A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.