What color is #A69972?

#A69972 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69972?

The RGB value is 166, 153, 114: 166 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69972?

The complementary color is #727FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69972 color

#A69972 rgb(166, 153, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69972 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 44.7% blue (166, 153, 114).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A69972 color codes

HEX	`#A69972`
RGB	`rgb(166, 153, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.43, -1.35, 22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.43, 22.31, 93.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.155, 32.105, 20.525)`
Decimal	`10918258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69972, 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 #A69972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A69972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69972; }
.text { color: #a69972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 153 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69972, #99a672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A69972?: #A69972 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69972?: The RGB value is 166, 153, 114: 166 red, 153 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69972?: The complementary color is #727FA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.