What color is #A99C89?

#A99C89 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 #A99C89?

The RGB value is 169, 156, 137: 169 red, 156 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99C89?

The complementary color is #8996A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99C89 color

#A99C89 rgb(169, 156, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A99C89 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.2% green and 53.7% blue (169, 156, 137).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A99C89 color codes

HEX	`#A99C89`
RGB	`rgb(169, 156, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.98, 1.55, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.98, 11.78, 82.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.766, 34.019, 28.502)`
Decimal	`11115657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99C89, 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 #A99C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A99C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99c89; }
.text { color: #a99c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 156 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99c89, #a6a989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A99C89?: #A99C89 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 #A99C89?: The RGB value is 169, 156, 137: 169 red, 156 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99C89?: The complementary color is #8996A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.