What color is #A79D97?

#A79D97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79D97?

The RGB value is 167, 157, 151: 167 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79D97?

The complementary color is #97A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79D97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79D97 color

#A79D97 rgb(167, 157, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79D97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.6% green and 59.2% blue (167, 157, 151).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#A79D97 color codes

HEX	`#A79D97`
RGB	`rgb(167, 157, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 2.57, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 5.13, 59.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.579, 34.564, 34.175)`
Decimal	`10984855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79D97, 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 #A79D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #A79D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79d97; }
.text { color: #a79d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 157 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79d97, #a7a597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A79D97?: #A79D97 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79D97?: The RGB value is 167, 157, 151: 167 red, 157 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79D97?: The complementary color is #97A1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79D97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.