#A48979 Color

#A48979 is rgb(164, 137, 121) in RGB and hsl(22, 19%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A48979

HEX#A48979

RGBrgb(164, 137, 121)

HSLhsl(22, 19%, 56%)

HSVhsv(22, 26%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.04 52.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A48979 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A48979 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A48979 Complementary#7994A4 Analogous#A4797F Analogous#A49E79 Triadic#79A489 Triadic#8979A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A48979, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1998C #BDA99E #C9B9B0 #D6C9C2 #E2D9D5 #EEEAE7

Shades

#957765 #7C6355 #675246 #4F3F36 #3A2E27 #211B17

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