What color is #A99D7E?

#A99D7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99D7E?

The RGB value is 169, 157, 126: 169 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99D7E?

The complementary color is #7E8AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99D7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99D7E color

#A99D7E rgb(169, 157, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99D7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 61.6% green and 49.4% blue (169, 157, 126).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 25% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#A99D7E color codes

HEX	`#A99D7E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 157, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 61.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 25%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.01, -0.66, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.01, 17.85, 92.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.185, 34.056, 24.613)`
Decimal	`11115902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99D7E, 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 #A99D7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99D7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #A99D7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99d7e; }
.text { color: #a99d7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99d7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 157 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99d7e, #9fa97e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A99D7E?: #A99D7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99D7E?: The RGB value is 169, 157, 126: 169 red, 157 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99D7E?: The complementary color is #7E8AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99D7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.