What color is #A99593?

#A99593 is a grayish red known as Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sphinx?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 147: 169 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sphinx?

The complementary color is #93A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99593?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sphinx color: hex code #A99593

#A99593 rgb(169, 149, 147)

Shades of gray

Sphinx has the hex code #A99593. It is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 57.6% blue (169, 149, 147).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

Sphinx (#A99593) color codes

HEX	`#A99593`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 7.06, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 8.01, 28.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.376, 32.037, 32.076)`
Decimal	`11113875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sphinx, 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 #A99593	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99593 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #A99593 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99593; }
.text { color: #a99593; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99593; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99593, #a9a093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

See #A99593 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A99593?: #A99593 is a grayish red known as Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sphinx?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 147: 169 red, 149 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sphinx?: The complementary color is #93A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99593?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.