What color is #A79A80?

#A79A80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79A80?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 128: 167 red, 154 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79A80?

The complementary color is #808DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79A80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79A80 color

#A79A80 rgb(167, 154, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79A80 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 50.2% blue (167, 154, 128).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A79A80 color codes

HEX	`#A79A80`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 0.48, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 15.41, 88.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.388, 32.886, 25.112)`
Decimal	`10984064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79A80, 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 #A79A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A79A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79a80; }
.text { color: #a79a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79a80, #a1a780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A79A80?: #A79A80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79A80?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 128: 167 red, 154 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79A80?: The complementary color is #808DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79A80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.