What color is #A99880?

#A99880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99880?

The RGB value is 169, 152, 128: 169 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99880?

The complementary color is #8091A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99880 color

#A99880 rgb(169, 152, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99880 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (169, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#A99880 color codes

HEX	`#A99880`
RGB	`rgb(169, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, 2.37, 14.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 15.12, 80.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.487, 32.451, 25.023)`
Decimal	`11114624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99880, 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 #A99880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A99880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99880; }
.text { color: #a99880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99880, #a5a980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A99880?: #A99880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99880?: The RGB value is 169, 152, 128: 169 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99880?: The complementary color is #8091A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.