What color is #A98E7D?

#A98E7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98E7D?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 125: 169 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98E7D?

The complementary color is #7D98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98E7D color

#A98E7D rgb(169, 142, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A98E7D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 49% blue (169, 142, 125).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A98E7D color codes

HEX	`#A98E7D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 7.48, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 14.87, 59.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.737, 29.263, 23.48)`
Decimal	`11112061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98E7D, 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 #A98E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A98E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98e7d; }
.text { color: #a98e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98e7d, #a9a47d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A98E7D?: #A98E7D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98E7D?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 125: 169 red, 142 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98E7D?: The complementary color is #7D98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.