What color is #A89F7C?

#A89F7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89F7C?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 124: 168 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89F7C?

The complementary color is #7C85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89F7C color

#A89F7C rgb(168, 159, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A89F7C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 48.6% blue (168, 159, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#A89F7C color codes

HEX	`#A89F7C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -2.44, 19.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 19.64, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.185, 34.577, 24.043)`
Decimal	`11050876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89F7C, 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 #A89F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #A89F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89f7c; }
.text { color: #a89f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89f7c, #9ba87c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A89F7C?: #A89F7C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89F7C?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 124: 168 red, 159 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89F7C?: The complementary color is #7C85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.