What color is #A0928A?

#A0928A 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 #A0928A?

The RGB value is 160, 146, 138: 160 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0928A?

The complementary color is #8A98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0928A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0928A color

#A0928A rgb(160, 146, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0928A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.3% green and 54.1% blue (160, 146, 138).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A0928A color codes

HEX	`#A0928A`
RGB	`rgb(160, 146, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, 3.79, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 7.19, 58.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.363, 29.867, 28.258)`
Decimal	`10523274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0928A, 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 #A0928A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0928A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #A0928A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0928a; }
.text { color: #a0928a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0928a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 146 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0928a, #a09d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A0928A?: #A0928A 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 #A0928A?: The RGB value is 160, 146, 138: 160 red, 146 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0928A?: The complementary color is #8A98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0928A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.