What color is #A99A8A?

#A99A8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99A8A?

The RGB value is 169, 154, 138: 169 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99A8A?

The complementary color is #8A99A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99A8A color

#A99A8A rgb(169, 154, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99A8A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.4% green and 54.1% blue (169, 154, 138).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A99A8A color codes

HEX	`#A99A8A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 154, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.47, 2.81, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.47, 10.77, 74.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.505, 33.382, 28.771)`
Decimal	`11115146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99A8A, 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 #A99A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A99A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99a8a; }
.text { color: #a99a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 154 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99a8a, #a8a98a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A99A8A?: #A99A8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99A8A?: The RGB value is 169, 154, 138: 169 red, 154 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99A8A?: The complementary color is #8A99A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.