What color is #A79397?

#A79397 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79397?

The RGB value is 167, 147, 151: 167 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79397?

The complementary color is #93A7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79397 color

#A79397 rgb(167, 147, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79397 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.6% green and 59.2% blue (167, 147, 151).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#A79397 color codes

HEX	`#A79397`
RGB	`rgb(167, 147, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.78, 8.13, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.78, 8.15, 4.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.956, 31.318, 33.634)`
Decimal	`10982295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79397, 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 #A79397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #A79397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79397; }
.text { color: #a79397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 147 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79397, #a79993); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A79397?: #A79397 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79397?: The RGB value is 167, 147, 151: 167 red, 147 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79397?: The complementary color is #93A7A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.