What color is #A79097?

#A79097 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79097?

The RGB value is 167, 144, 151: 167 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79097?

The complementary color is #90A7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79097?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79097 color

#A79097 rgb(167, 144, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79097 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.5% green and 59.2% blue (167, 144, 151).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A79097 color codes

HEX	`#A79097`
RGB	`rgb(167, 144, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, 9.81, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 9.82, 356.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.495, 30.397, 33.48)`
Decimal	`10981527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79097, 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 #A79097	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79097 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #A79097 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79097; }
.text { color: #a79097; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79097; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 144 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79097, #a79590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A79097?: #A79097 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79097?: The RGB value is 167, 144, 151: 167 red, 144 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79097?: The complementary color is #90A7A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79097?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.