What color is #A9827B?

#A9827B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9827B?

The RGB value is 169, 130, 123: 169 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9827B?

The complementary color is #7BA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9827B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9827B color

#A9827B rgb(169, 130, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9827B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51% green and 48.2% blue (169, 130, 123).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A9827B color codes

HEX	`#A9827B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 130, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 13.94, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 16.91, 34.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.92, 25.832, 22.25)`
Decimal	`11108987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9827B, 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 #A9827B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9827B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A9827B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9827b; }
.text { color: #a9827b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9827b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 130 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9827b, #a9997b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A9827B?: #A9827B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9827B?: The RGB value is 169, 130, 123: 169 red, 130 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9827B?: The complementary color is #7BA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9827B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.