What color is #A99381?

#A99381 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99381?

The RGB value is 169, 147, 129: 169 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99381?

The complementary color is #8197A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99381 color

#A99381 rgb(169, 147, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99381 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.6% green and 50.6% blue (169, 147, 129).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#A99381 color codes

HEX	`#A99381`
RGB	`rgb(169, 147, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 5.29, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 13.62, 67.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.759, 30.888, 25.106)`
Decimal	`11113345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99381, 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 #A99381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #A99381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99381; }
.text { color: #a99381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 147 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99381, #a9a781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A99381?: #A99381 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99381?: The RGB value is 169, 147, 129: 169 red, 147 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99381?: The complementary color is #8197A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.