What color is #A9938C?

#A9938C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9938C?

The RGB value is 169, 147, 140: 169 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9938C?

The complementary color is #8CA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9938C?

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.

#A9938C color

#A9938C rgb(169, 147, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9938C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (169, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A9938C color codes

HEX	`#A9938C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, 7.01, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 9.71, 43.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.529, 31.197, 29.167)`
Decimal	`11113356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9938C, 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 #A9938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9938C 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 #A9938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9938c; }
.text { color: #a9938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9938c, #a9a18c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A9938C?: #A9938C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9938C?: The RGB value is 169, 147, 140: 169 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9938C?: The complementary color is #8CA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9938C?: 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.