What color is #A99C87?

#A99C87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99C87?

The RGB value is 169, 156, 135: 169 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99C87?

The complementary color is #8794A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99C87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99C87 color

#A99C87 rgb(169, 156, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99C87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.2% green and 52.9% blue (169, 156, 135).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#A99C87 color codes

HEX	`#A99C87`
RGB	`rgb(169, 156, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, 1.23, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 12.79, 84.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.624, 33.962, 27.754)`
Decimal	`11115655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99C87, 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 #A99C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #A99C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99c87; }
.text { color: #a99c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 156 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99c87, #a5a987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A99C87?: #A99C87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99C87?: The RGB value is 169, 156, 135: 169 red, 156 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99C87?: The complementary color is #8794A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99C87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.