What color is #A08C81?

#A08C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08C81?

The RGB value is 160, 140, 129: 160 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08C81?

The complementary color is #8195A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08C81 color

#A08C81 rgb(160, 140, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08C81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.9% green and 50.6% blue (160, 140, 129).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#A08C81 color codes

HEX	`#A08C81`
RGB	`rgb(160, 140, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.72, 5.66, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.72, 10.32, 56.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.838, 27.815, 24.667)`
Decimal	`10521729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08C81, 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 #A08C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #A08C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08c81; }
.text { color: #a08c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 140 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08c81, #a09c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A08C81?: #A08C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08C81?: The RGB value is 160, 140, 129: 160 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08C81?: The complementary color is #8195A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.