What color is #A99596?

#A99596 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99596?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 150: 169 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99596?

The complementary color is #95A9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99596 color

#A99596 rgb(169, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99596 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (169, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#A99596 color codes

HEX	`#A99596`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.45, 7.58, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.45, 7.89, 16.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.614, 32.133, 33.332)`
Decimal	`11113878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99596, 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 #A99596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #A99596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99596; }
.text { color: #a99596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99596, #a99e95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A99596?: #A99596 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99596?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 150: 169 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99596?: The complementary color is #95A9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.