What color is #A9887F?

#A9887F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9887F?

The RGB value is 169, 136, 127: 169 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9887F?

The complementary color is #7FA0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9887F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9887F color

#A9887F rgb(169, 136, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A9887F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.3% green and 49.8% blue (169, 136, 127).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#A9887F color codes

HEX	`#A9887F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 136, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.5, 11.15, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.5, 14.7, 40.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.997, 27.577, 23.87)`
Decimal	`11110527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9887F, 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 #A9887F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9887F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #A9887F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9887f; }
.text { color: #a9887f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9887f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 136 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9887f, #a99d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A9887F?: #A9887F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9887F?: The RGB value is 169, 136, 127: 169 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9887F?: The complementary color is #7FA0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9887F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.