What color is #A79E87?

#A79E87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79E87?

The RGB value is 167, 158, 135: 167 red, 158 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79E87?

The complementary color is #8790A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79E87 color

#A79E87 rgb(167, 158, 135)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A79E87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62% green and 52.9% blue (167, 158, 135).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A79E87 color codes

HEX	`#A79E87`
RGB	`rgb(167, 158, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, -0.64, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 13.23, 92.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.536, 34.419, 27.847)`
Decimal	`10985095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79E87, 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 #A79E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A79E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79e87; }
.text { color: #a79e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 158 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79e87, #a0a787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A79E87?: #A79E87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79E87?: The RGB value is 167, 158, 135: 167 red, 158 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79E87?: The complementary color is #8790A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.