What color is #A99B7C?

#A99B7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99B7C?

The RGB value is 169, 155, 124: 169 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99B7C?

The complementary color is #7C8AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99B7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99B7C color

#A99B7C rgb(169, 155, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99B7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 60.8% green and 48.6% blue (169, 155, 124).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#A99B7C color codes

HEX	`#A99B7C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 155, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 60.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 0.14, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 18.15, 89.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.722, 33.334, 23.828)`
Decimal	`11115388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99B7C, 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 #A99B7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99B7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #A99B7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99b7c; }
.text { color: #a99b7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99b7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 155 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99b7c, #a1a97c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A99B7C?: #A99B7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99B7C?: The RGB value is 169, 155, 124: 169 red, 155 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99B7C?: The complementary color is #7C8AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99B7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.