What color is #A79F8B?

#A79F8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79F8B?

The RGB value is 167, 159, 139: 167 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79F8B?

The complementary color is #8B93A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79F8B color

#A79F8B rgb(167, 159, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79F8B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.4% green and 54.5% blue (167, 159, 139).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#A79F8B color codes

HEX	`#A79F8B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 159, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -0.55, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 11.5, 92.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.994, 34.876, 29.415)`
Decimal	`10985355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79F8B, 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 #A79F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #A79F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79f8b; }
.text { color: #a79f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 159 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79f8b, #a1a78b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A79F8B?: #A79F8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79F8B?: The RGB value is 167, 159, 139: 167 red, 159 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79F8B?: The complementary color is #8B93A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.