What color is #A2996D?

#A2996D 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 #A2996D?

The RGB value is 162, 153, 109: 162 red, 153 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2996D?

The complementary color is #6D76A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2996D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2996D color

#A2996D rgb(162, 153, 109)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A2996D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60% green and 42.7% blue (162, 153, 109).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A2996D color codes

HEX	`#A2996D`
RGB	`rgb(162, 153, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, -3.64, 24.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 24.63, 98.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.052, 31.569, 19.028)`
Decimal	`10656109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2996D, 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 #A2996D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2996D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A2996D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2996d; }
.text { color: #a2996d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2996d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 153 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2996d, #91a26d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A2996D?: #A2996D 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 #A2996D?: The RGB value is 162, 153, 109: 162 red, 153 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2996D?: The complementary color is #6D76A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2996D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.