What color is #A09185?

#A09185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09185?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 133: 160 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09185?

The complementary color is #8594A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09185 color

#A09185 rgb(160, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09185 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (160, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#A09185 color codes

HEX	`#A09185`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.15, 3.51, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.15, 9.1, 67.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.856, 29.418, 26.344)`
Decimal	`10523013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09185, 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 #A09185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #A09185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09185; }
.text { color: #a09185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09185, #a09e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09185?: #A09185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09185?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 133: 160 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09185?: The complementary color is #8594A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.