What color is #A79799?

#A79799 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79799?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 153: 167 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79799?

The complementary color is #97A7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79799?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79799 color

#A79799 rgb(167, 151, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79799 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 60% blue (167, 151, 153).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#A79799 color codes

HEX	`#A79799`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.88, 6.25, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.88, 6.34, 9.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.752, 32.649, 34.707)`
Decimal	`10983321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79799, 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 #A79799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #A79799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79799; }
.text { color: #a79799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79799, #a79d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79799?: #A79799 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79799?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 153: 167 red, 151 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79799?: The complementary color is #97A7A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79799?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.