What color is #A99993?

#A99993 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99993?

The RGB value is 169, 153, 147: 169 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99993?

The complementary color is #93A3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99993 color

#A99993 rgb(169, 153, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99993 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60% green and 57.6% blue (169, 153, 147).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#A99993 color codes

HEX	`#A99993`
RGB	`rgb(169, 153, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 4.84, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 7.17, 47.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.02, 33.325, 32.291)`
Decimal	`11114899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99993, 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 #A99993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #A99993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99993; }
.text { color: #a99993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 153 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99993, #a9a493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A99993?: #A99993 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99993?: The RGB value is 169, 153, 147: 169 red, 153 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99993?: The complementary color is #93A3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.