What color is #A99185?

#A99185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99185?

The RGB value is 169, 145, 133: 169 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99185?

The complementary color is #859DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99185 color

#A99185 rgb(169, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99185 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (169, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A99185 color codes

HEX	`#A99185`
RGB	`rgb(169, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 7.01, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 11.96, 54.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.721, 30.38, 26.431)`
Decimal	`11112837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99185, 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 #A99185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A99185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99185; }
.text { color: #a99185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99185, #a9a385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A99185?: #A99185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99185?: The RGB value is 169, 145, 133: 169 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99185?: The complementary color is #859DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.