What color is #A79F97?

#A79F97 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 #A79F97?

The RGB value is 167, 159, 151: 167 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79F97?

The complementary color is #979FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79F97 color

#A79F97 rgb(167, 159, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79F97 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.4% green and 59.2% blue (167, 159, 151).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% 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 8.05:1).

#A79F97 color codes

HEX	`#A79F97`
RGB	`rgb(167, 159, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, 1.47, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 5.41, 74.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.92, 35.247, 34.289)`
Decimal	`10985367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79F97, 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 #A79F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #A79F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79f97; }
.text { color: #a79f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 159 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79f97, #a7a797); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A79F97?: #A79F97 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 #A79F97?: The RGB value is 167, 159, 151: 167 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79F97?: The complementary color is #979FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.