What color is #A98976?

#A98976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98976?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 118: 169 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98976?

The complementary color is #7696A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98976 color

#A98976 rgb(169, 137, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A98976 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 46.3% blue (169, 137, 118).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#A98976 color codes

HEX	`#A98976`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 9.29, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 17.46, 57.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.578, 27.636, 20.965)`
Decimal	`11110774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98976, 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 #A98976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #A98976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98976; }
.text { color: #a98976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98976, #a9a376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A98976?: #A98976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98976?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 118: 169 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98976?: The complementary color is #7696A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.