What color is #A98B71?

#A98B71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98B71?

The RGB value is 169, 139, 113: 169 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98B71?

The complementary color is #718FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98B71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98B71 color

#A98B71 rgb(169, 139, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A98B71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.5% green and 44.3% blue (169, 139, 113).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A98B71 color codes

HEX	`#A98B71`
RGB	`rgb(169, 139, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, 7.49, 18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 19.66, 67.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.576, 28.094, 19.537)`
Decimal	`11111281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98B71, 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 #A98B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A98B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98b71; }
.text { color: #a98b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 139 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98b71, #a9a771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A98B71?: #A98B71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98B71?: The RGB value is 169, 139, 113: 169 red, 139 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98B71?: The complementary color is #718FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.