What color is #A3996E?

#A3996E 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 #A3996E?

The RGB value is 163, 153, 110: 163 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3996E?

The complementary color is #6E78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3996E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3996E color

#A3996E rgb(163, 153, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3996E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60% green and 43.1% blue (163, 153, 110).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 54% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A3996E color codes

HEX	`#A3996E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 153, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, -3.1, 23.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 24.17, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.31, 31.696, 19.323)`
Decimal	`10721646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3996E, 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 #A3996E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3996E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A3996E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3996e; }
.text { color: #a3996e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3996e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 153 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3996e, #93a36e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A3996E?: #A3996E 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 #A3996E?: The RGB value is 163, 153, 110: 163 red, 153 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3996E?: The complementary color is #6E78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3996E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.