What color is #A79281?

#A79281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79281?

The RGB value is 167, 146, 129: 167 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79281?

The complementary color is #8196A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79281 color

#A79281 rgb(167, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79281 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (167, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#A79281 color codes

HEX	`#A79281`
RGB	`rgb(167, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 5.06, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 12.92, 66.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.178, 30.359, 25.035)`
Decimal	`10982017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79281, 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 #A79281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #A79281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79281; }
.text { color: #a79281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79281, #a7a581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A79281?: #A79281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79281?: The RGB value is 167, 146, 129: 167 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79281?: The complementary color is #8196A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.