What color is #A9958D?

#A9958D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9958D?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 141: 169 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9958D?

The complementary color is #8DA1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9958D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9958D color

#A9958D rgb(169, 149, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9958D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (169, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#A9958D color codes

HEX	`#A9958D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, 6.06, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 9.21, 48.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.917, 31.854, 29.661)`
Decimal	`11113869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9958D, 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 #A9958D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9958D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #A9958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9958d; }
.text { color: #a9958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9958d, #a9a38d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A9958D?: #A9958D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9958D?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 141: 169 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9958D?: The complementary color is #8DA1A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9958D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.