What color is #A09287?

#A09287 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 #A09287?

The RGB value is 160, 146, 135: 160 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09287?

The complementary color is #8795A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09287 color

#A09287 rgb(160, 146, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09287 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.3% green and 52.9% blue (160, 146, 135).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#A09287 color codes

HEX	`#A09287`
RGB	`rgb(160, 146, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, 3.28, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 8.38, 66.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.149, 29.781, 27.13)`
Decimal	`10523271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09287, 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 #A09287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #A09287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09287; }
.text { color: #a09287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 146 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09287, #a09e87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09287?: #A09287 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 #A09287?: The RGB value is 160, 146, 135: 160 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09287?: The complementary color is #8795A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.