What color is #A79B74?

#A79B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79B74?

The RGB value is 167, 155, 116: 167 red, 155 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79B74?

The complementary color is #7480A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79B74?

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.

#A79B74 color

#A79B74 rgb(167, 155, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79B74 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.8% green and 45.5% blue (167, 155, 116).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A79B74 color codes

HEX	`#A79B74`
RGB	`rgb(167, 155, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -1.77, 22.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 22.16, 94.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.81, 32.92, 21.251)`
Decimal	`10984308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79B74, 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 #A79B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79B74 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 #A79B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79b74; }
.text { color: #a79b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 155 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79b74, #9aa774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A79B74?: #A79B74 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79B74?: The RGB value is 167, 155, 116: 167 red, 155 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79B74?: The complementary color is #7480A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79B74?: 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.