What color is #A79083?

#A79083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79083?

The RGB value is 167, 144, 131: 167 red, 144 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79083?

The complementary color is #839AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79083 color

#A79083 rgb(167, 144, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79083 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.5% green and 51.4% blue (167, 144, 131).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#A79083 color codes

HEX	`#A79083`
RGB	`rgb(167, 144, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 6.48, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 11.99, 57.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.006, 29.802, 25.64)`
Decimal	`10981507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79083, 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 #A79083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A79083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A79083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79083; }
.text { color: #a79083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 144 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79083, #a7a283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A79083?: #A79083 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79083?: The RGB value is 167, 144, 131: 167 red, 144 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79083?: The complementary color is #839AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.