What color is #A99296?

#A99296 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99296?

The RGB value is 169, 146, 150: 169 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99296?

The complementary color is #92A9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99296 color

#A99296 rgb(169, 146, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99296 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (169, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#A99296 color codes

HEX	`#A99296`
RGB	`rgb(169, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, 9.26, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 9.32, 6.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.146, 31.196, 33.176)`
Decimal	`11113110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99296, 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 #A99296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A99296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99296; }
.text { color: #a99296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99296, #a99a92); }

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Questions

What color is #A99296?: #A99296 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99296?: The RGB value is 169, 146, 150: 169 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99296?: The complementary color is #92A9A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.