#A17959 Color

#A17959 is rgb(161, 121, 89) in RGB and hsl(27, 29%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A17959

HEX#A17959

RGBrgb(161, 121, 89)

HSLhsl(27, 29%, 49%)

HSVhsv(27, 45%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.068 59.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 45%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A17959 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.39:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A17959 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A17959 Complementary#5981A1 Analogous#A1595C Analogous#A19E59 Triadic#59A179 Triadic#7959A1

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A17959, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AF8C6E #BC9E85 #C9B09C #D5C3B3 #E2D5CA #EFE7E1

Shades

#8D6A4E #765941 #634A36 #4C392A #382A1F #211912

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