What color is #A79790?

#A79790 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79790?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 144: 167 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79790?

The complementary color is #90A0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79790 color

#A79790 rgb(167, 151, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79790 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (167, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#A79790 color codes

HEX	`#A79790`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, 4.69, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 7.48, 51.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.037, 32.363, 30.939)`
Decimal	`10983312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79790, 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 #A79790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #A79790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79790; }
.text { color: #a79790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79790, #a7a390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79790?: #A79790 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79790?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 144: 167 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79790?: The complementary color is #90A0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.