What color is #A08E7E?

#A08E7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08E7E?

The RGB value is 160, 142, 126: 160 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08E7E?

The complementary color is #7E90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08E7E color

#A08E7E rgb(160, 142, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08E7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 55.7% green and 49.4% blue (160, 142, 126).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A08E7E color codes

HEX	`#A08E7E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 142, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 55.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.18, 4.07, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.18, 11.72, 69.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.936, 28.327, 23.731)`
Decimal	`10522238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08E7E, 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 #A08E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A08E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08e7e; }
.text { color: #a08e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 142 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08e7e, #a09f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A08E7E?: #A08E7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08E7E?: The RGB value is 160, 142, 126: 160 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08E7E?: The complementary color is #7E90A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.