What color is #A08B85?

#A08B85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08B85?

The RGB value is 160, 139, 133: 160 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08B85?

The complementary color is #859AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08B85 color

#A08B85 rgb(160, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08B85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (160, 139, 133).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#A08B85 color codes

HEX	`#A08B85`
RGB	`rgb(160, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.56, 6.88, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.56, 9.2, 41.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.963, 27.633, 26.046)`
Decimal	`10521477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08B85, 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 #A08B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A08B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08b85; }
.text { color: #a08b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08b85, #a09885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A08B85?: #A08B85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08B85?: The RGB value is 160, 139, 133: 160 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08B85?: The complementary color is #859AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.