What color is #A99778?

#A99778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99778?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 120: 169 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99778?

The complementary color is #788AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99778 color

#A99778 rgb(169, 151, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99778 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (169, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 22% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#A99778 color codes

HEX	`#A99778`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 22%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, 1.78, 18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 18.88, 84.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.819, 31.925, 22.304)`
Decimal	`11114360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99778, 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 #A99778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #A99778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99778; }
.text { color: #a99778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99778, #a3a978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A99778?: #A99778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99778?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 120: 169 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99778?: The complementary color is #788AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.