What color is #A99586?

#A99586 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99586?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 134: 169 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99586?

The complementary color is #869AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99586?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99586 color

#A99586 rgb(169, 149, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99586 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 52.5% blue (169, 149, 134).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A99586 color codes

HEX	`#A99586`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 4.94, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 11.74, 65.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.413, 31.652, 27.004)`
Decimal	`11113862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99586, 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 #A99586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A99586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99586; }
.text { color: #a99586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99586, #a9a786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A99586?: #A99586 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99586?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 134: 169 red, 149 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99586?: The complementary color is #869AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.