What color is #A99372?

#A99372 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99372?

The RGB value is 169, 147, 114: 169 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99372?

The complementary color is #7288A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99372 color

#A99372 rgb(169, 147, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99372 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.6% green and 44.7% blue (169, 147, 114).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cookie Crumb (#B19778), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#A99372 color codes

HEX	`#A99372`
RGB	`rgb(169, 147, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 3.17, 20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 20.76, 81.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.834, 30.518, 20.235)`
Decimal	`11113330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99372, 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 #A99372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #A99372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99372; }
.text { color: #a99372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 147 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99372, #a4a972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A99372?: #A99372 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cookie Crumb. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99372?: The RGB value is 169, 147, 114: 169 red, 147 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99372?: The complementary color is #7288A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.