What color is #A69F7A?

#A69F7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69F7A?

The RGB value is 166, 159, 122: 166 red, 159 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69F7A?

The complementary color is #7A81A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69F7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69F7A color

#A69F7A rgb(166, 159, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A69F7A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.4% green and 47.8% blue (166, 159, 122).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A69F7A color codes

HEX	`#A69F7A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 159, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -3.52, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 20.58, 99.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.637, 34.309, 23.364)`
Decimal	`10919802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69F7A, 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 #A69F7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69F7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A69F7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69f7a; }
.text { color: #a69f7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69f7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 159 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69f7a, #97a67a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A69F7A?: #A69F7A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69F7A?: The RGB value is 166, 159, 122: 166 red, 159 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69F7A?: The complementary color is #7A81A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69F7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.