What color is #A79492?

#A79492 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79492?

The RGB value is 167, 148, 146: 167 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79492?

The complementary color is #92A5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79492 color

#A79492 rgb(167, 148, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79492 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58% green and 57.3% blue (167, 148, 146).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#A79492 color codes

HEX	`#A79492`
RGB	`rgb(167, 148, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, 6.7, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 7.62, 28.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.714, 31.471, 31.592)`
Decimal	`10982546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79492, 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 #A79492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #A79492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79492; }
.text { color: #a79492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 148 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79492, #a79f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79492?: #A79492 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79492?: The RGB value is 167, 148, 146: 167 red, 148 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79492?: The complementary color is #92A5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.