What color is #A79991?

#A79991 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79991?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 145: 167 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79991?

The complementary color is #919FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79991 color

#A79991 rgb(167, 153, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79991 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (167, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A79991 color codes

HEX	`#A79991`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 3.74, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 7.12, 58.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.438, 33.043, 31.452)`
Decimal	`10983825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79991, 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 #A79991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A79991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79991; }
.text { color: #a79991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79991, #a7a491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79991?: #A79991 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79991?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 145: 167 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79991?: The complementary color is #919FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.