What color is #A09584?

#A09584 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 #A09584?

The RGB value is 160, 149, 132: 160 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09584?

The complementary color is #848FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09584 color

#A09584 rgb(160, 149, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09584 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.4% green and 51.8% blue (160, 149, 132).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#A09584 color codes

HEX	`#A09584`
RGB	`rgb(160, 149, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 1.12, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 10.5, 83.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.409, 30.635, 26.189)`
Decimal	`10524036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09584, 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 #A09584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A09584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09584; }
.text { color: #a09584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 149 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09584, #9da084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09584?: #A09584 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 #A09584?: The RGB value is 160, 149, 132: 160 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09584?: The complementary color is #848FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.