What color is #A4996C?

#A4996C 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 #A4996C?

The RGB value is 164, 153, 108: 164 red, 153 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4996C?

The complementary color is #6C77A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4996C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4996C color

#A4996C rgb(164, 153, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4996C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60% green and 42.4% blue (164, 153, 108).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A4996C color codes

HEX	`#A4996C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 153, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -2.95, 25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 25.33, 96.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.408, 31.758, 18.765)`
Decimal	`10787180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4996C, 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 #A4996C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4996C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A4996C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4996c; }
.text { color: #a4996c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4996c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 153 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4996c, #93a46c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A4996C?: #A4996C 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 #A4996C?: The RGB value is 164, 153, 108: 164 red, 153 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4996C?: The complementary color is #6C77A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4996C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.