What color is #A69A84?

#A69A84 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69A84?

The RGB value is 166, 154, 132: 166 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69A84?

The complementary color is #8490A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69A84 color

#A69A84 rgb(166, 154, 132)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69A84 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.4% green and 51.8% blue (166, 154, 132).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A69A84 color codes

HEX	`#A69A84`
RGB	`rgb(166, 154, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 0.7, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 13.17, 86.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.446, 32.885, 26.516)`
Decimal	`10918532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69A84, 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 #A69A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A69A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69a84; }
.text { color: #a69a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 154 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69a84, #a1a684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A69A84?: #A69A84 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69A84?: The RGB value is 166, 154, 132: 166 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69A84?: The complementary color is #8490A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.