What color is #A5988A?

#A5988A is a grayish orange known as Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shiitake?

The RGB value is 165, 152, 138: 165 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shiitake?

The complementary color is #8A97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shiitake color: hex code #A5988A

#A5988A rgb(165, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

Shiitake has the hex code #A5988A. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (165, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

Shiitake (#A5988A) color codes

HEX	`#A5988A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, 2.37, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 9.4, 75.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.333, 32.291, 28.622)`
Decimal	`10852490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shiitake, 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 #A5988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A5988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5988a; }
.text { color: #a5988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5988a, #a5a58a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

See #A5988A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A5988A?: #A5988A is a grayish orange known as Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shiitake?: The RGB value is 165, 152, 138: 165 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shiitake?: The complementary color is #8A97A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.