What color is #A9877C?

#A9877C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9877C?

The RGB value is 169, 135, 124: 169 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9877C?

The complementary color is #7C9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9877C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9877C color

#A9877C rgb(169, 135, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9877C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.9% green and 48.6% blue (169, 135, 124).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#A9877C color codes

HEX	`#A9877C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 135, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.18, 11.27, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.18, 15.63, 43.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.665, 27.219, 22.809)`
Decimal	`11110268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9877C, 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 #A9877C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9877C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #A9877C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9877c; }
.text { color: #a9877c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9877c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 135 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9877c, #a99e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A9877C?: #A9877C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9877C?: The RGB value is 169, 135, 124: 169 red, 135 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9877C?: The complementary color is #7C9EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9877C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.