What color is #A79993?

#A79993 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79993?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 147: 167 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79993?

The complementary color is #93A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79993 color

#A79993 rgb(167, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79993 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (167, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A79993 color codes

HEX	`#A79993`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 4.09, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 6.46, 50.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.594, 33.105, 32.271)`
Decimal	`10983827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79993, 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 #A79993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A79993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79993; }
.text { color: #a79993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79993, #a7a393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79993?: #A79993 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79993?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 147: 167 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79993?: The complementary color is #93A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.