What color is #A99480?

#A99480 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99480?

The RGB value is 169, 148, 128: 169 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99480?

The complementary color is #8095A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99480 color

#A99480 rgb(169, 148, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99480 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (169, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A99480 color codes

HEX	`#A99480`
RGB	`rgb(169, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, 4.58, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 14.21, 71.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.849, 31.174, 24.81)`
Decimal	`11113600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99480, 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 #A99480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A99480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99480; }
.text { color: #a99480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99480, #a9a980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A99480?: #A99480 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99480?: The RGB value is 169, 148, 128: 169 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99480?: The complementary color is #8095A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.