What color is #A99069?

#A99069 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99069?

The RGB value is 169, 144, 105: 169 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99069?

The complementary color is #6982A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99069?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99069 color

#A99069 rgb(169, 144, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99069 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.5% green and 41.2% blue (169, 144, 105).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 38% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A99069 color codes

HEX	`#A99069`
RGB	`rgb(169, 144, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 38%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, 3.69, 24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 24.5, 81.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.886, 29.403, 17.516)`
Decimal	`11112553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99069, 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 #A99069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A99069 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A99069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99069; }
.text { color: #a99069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 144 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99069, #a2a969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A99069?: #A99069 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99069?: The RGB value is 169, 144, 105: 169 red, 144 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99069?: The complementary color is #6982A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99069?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.