What color is #A99C81?

#A99C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99C81?

The RGB value is 169, 156, 129: 169 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99C81?

The complementary color is #818EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99C81 color

#A99C81 rgb(169, 156, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99C81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (169, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#A99C81 color codes

HEX	`#A99C81`
RGB	`rgb(169, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.8, 0.32, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.8, 15.89, 88.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.213, 33.798, 25.591)`
Decimal	`11115649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99C81, 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 #A99C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #A99C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99c81; }
.text { color: #a99c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99c81, #a2a981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A99C81?: #A99C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99C81?: The RGB value is 169, 156, 129: 169 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99C81?: The complementary color is #818EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.