What color is #A79679?

#A79679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79679?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 121: 167 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79679?

The complementary color is #798AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79679 color

#A79679 rgb(167, 150, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79679 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 47.5% blue (167, 150, 121).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#A79679 color codes

HEX	`#A79679`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 1.66, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 17.7, 84.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.294, 31.41, 22.552)`
Decimal	`10983033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79679, 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 #A79679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #A79679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79679; }
.text { color: #a79679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79679, #a1a779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A79679?: #A79679 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79679?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 121: 167 red, 150 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79679?: The complementary color is #798AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.