What color is #A79495?

#A79495 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79495?

The RGB value is 167, 148, 149: 167 red, 148 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79495?

The complementary color is #94A7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79495 color

#A79495 rgb(167, 148, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79495 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58% green and 58.4% blue (167, 148, 149).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A79495 color codes

HEX	`#A79495`
RGB	`rgb(167, 148, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 7.22, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 7.5, 15.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.951, 31.566, 32.838)`
Decimal	`10982549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79495, 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 #A79495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A79495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79495; }
.text { color: #a79495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 148 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79495, #a79d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A79495?: #A79495 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79495?: The RGB value is 167, 148, 149: 167 red, 148 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79495?: The complementary color is #94A7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.