What color is #A79184?

#A79184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79184?

The RGB value is 167, 145, 132: 167 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79184?

The complementary color is #849AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79184 color

#A79184 rgb(167, 145, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (167, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A79184 color codes

HEX	`#A79184`
RGB	`rgb(167, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 6.08, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 11.64, 58.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.227, 30.133, 26.049)`
Decimal	`10981764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79184, 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 #A79184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A79184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79184; }
.text { color: #a79184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79184, #a7a384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79184?: #A79184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79184?: The RGB value is 167, 145, 132: 167 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79184?: The complementary color is #849AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.