What color is #A09565?

#A09565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09565?

The RGB value is 160, 149, 101: 160 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09565?

The complementary color is #6570A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09565 color

#A09565 rgb(160, 149, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09565 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.4% green and 39.6% blue (160, 149, 101).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#A09565 color codes

HEX	`#A09565`
RGB	`rgb(160, 149, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, -3.3, 26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 27.05, 97.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.594, 29.909, 16.629)`
Decimal	`10524005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09565, 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 #A09565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A09565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #A09565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09565; }
.text { color: #a09565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 149 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09565, #8da065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #A09565?: #A09565 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09565?: The RGB value is 160, 149, 101: 160 red, 149 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09565?: The complementary color is #6570A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.