What color is #A99F7B?

#A99F7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A99F7B?

The RGB value is 169, 159, 123: 169 red, 159 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A99F7B?

The complementary color is #7B85A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A99F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A99F7B color

#A99F7B rgb(169, 159, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A99F7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 62.4% green and 48.2% blue (169, 159, 123).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is A Frond in Need (#9F9978), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#A99F7B color codes

HEX	`#A99F7B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 159, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 62.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -2.18, 20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 20.26, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.336, 34.662, 23.722)`
Decimal	`11116411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A99F7B, 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 #A99F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A99F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #A99F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a99f7b; }
.text { color: #a99f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a99f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 159 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a99f7b, #9ca97b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A99F7B?: #A99F7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color A Frond in Need. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A99F7B?: The RGB value is 169, 159, 123: 169 red, 159 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A99F7B?: The complementary color is #7B85A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A99F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.