What color is #A09080?

#A09080 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 #A09080?

The RGB value is 160, 144, 128: 160 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09080?

The complementary color is #8090A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09080 color

#A09080 rgb(160, 144, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09080 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.5% green and 50.2% blue (160, 144, 128).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A09080 color codes

HEX	`#A09080`
RGB	`rgb(160, 144, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 3.26, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 11.16, 73.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.367, 28.979, 24.517)`
Decimal	`10522752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09080, 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 #A09080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A09080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09080; }
.text { color: #a09080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 144 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09080, #a0a080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09080?: #A09080 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 #A09080?: The RGB value is 160, 144, 128: 160 red, 144 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09080?: The complementary color is #8090A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.