What color is #A98C83?

#A98C83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98C83?

The RGB value is 169, 140, 131: 169 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98C83?

The complementary color is #83A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98C83 color

#A98C83 rgb(169, 140, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A98C83 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.9% green and 51.4% blue (169, 140, 131).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#A98C83 color codes

HEX	`#A98C83`
RGB	`rgb(169, 140, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, 9.5, 8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 13.03, 43.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.837, 28.831, 25.462)`
Decimal	`11111555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98C83, 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 #A98C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #A98C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98c83; }
.text { color: #a98c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 140 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98c83, #a99f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A98C83?: #A98C83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98C83?: The RGB value is 169, 140, 131: 169 red, 140 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98C83?: The complementary color is #83A0A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.