What color is #A79C8C?

#A79C8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79C8C?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 140: 167 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79C8C?

The complementary color is #8C97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79C8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79C8C color

#A79C8C rgb(167, 156, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79C8C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 54.9% blue (167, 156, 140).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#A79C8C color codes

HEX	`#A79C8C`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 1.26, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 9.91, 82.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.558, 33.886, 29.631)`
Decimal	`10984588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79C8C, 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 #A79C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79C8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A79C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79c8c; }
.text { color: #a79c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79c8c, #a5a78c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A79C8C?: #A79C8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79C8C?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 140: 167 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79C8C?: The complementary color is #8C97A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79C8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.