What color is #A0988C?

#A0988C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0988C?

The RGB value is 160, 152, 140: 160 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0988C?

The complementary color is #8C94A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0988C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0988C color

#A0988C rgb(160, 152, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0988C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 59.6% green and 54.9% blue (160, 152, 140).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A0988C color codes

HEX	`#A0988C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 152, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 59.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, 0.79, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 7.4, 83.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.459, 31.824, 29.344)`
Decimal	`10524812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0988C, 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 #A0988C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0988C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A0988C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0988c; }
.text { color: #a0988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0988c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 152 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0988c, #9ea08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A0988C?: #A0988C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0988C?: The RGB value is 160, 152, 140: 160 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0988C?: The complementary color is #8C94A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0988C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.