What color is #A9978D?

#A9978D 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 #A9978D?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 141: 169 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9978D?

The complementary color is #8D9FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9978D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9978D color

#A9978D rgb(169, 151, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9978D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 55.3% blue (169, 151, 141).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A9978D color codes

HEX	`#A9978D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, 4.95, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 9.15, 57.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.236, 32.492, 29.768)`
Decimal	`11114381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9978D, 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 #A9978D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9978D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #A9978D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9978d; }
.text { color: #a9978d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9978d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9978d, #a9a58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A9978D?: #A9978D 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 #A9978D?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 141: 169 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9978D?: The complementary color is #8D9FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9978D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.