What color is #A79A87?

#A79A87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79A87?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 135: 167 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79A87?

The complementary color is #8794A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79A87?

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.

#A79A87 color

#A79A87 rgb(167, 154, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79A87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 52.9% blue (167, 154, 135).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A79A87 color codes

HEX	`#A79A87`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.22, 1.56, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.22, 11.81, 82.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.865, 33.077, 27.623)`
Decimal	`10984071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79A87, 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 #A79A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79A87 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 #A79A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79a87; }
.text { color: #a79a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79a87, #a4a787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A79A87?: #A79A87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79A87?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 135: 167 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79A87?: The complementary color is #8794A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79A87?: 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.