What color is #A79487?

#A79487 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79487?

The RGB value is 167, 148, 135: 167 red, 148 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79487?

The complementary color is #879AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79487 color

#A79487 rgb(167, 148, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79487 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58% green and 52.9% blue (167, 148, 135).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A79487 color codes

HEX	`#A79487`
RGB	`rgb(167, 148, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.63, 4.88, 9.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.63, 10.64, 62.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.899, 31.145, 27.301)`
Decimal	`10982535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79487, 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 #A79487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A79487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79487; }
.text { color: #a79487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 148 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79487, #a7a487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79487?: #A79487 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79487?: The RGB value is 167, 148, 135: 167 red, 148 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79487?: The complementary color is #879AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.