What color is #A09B83?

#A09B83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09B83?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 131: 160 red, 155 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09B83?

The complementary color is #8388A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09B83 color

#A09B83 rgb(160, 155, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09B83 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 51.4% blue (160, 155, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A09B83 color codes

HEX	`#A09B83`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, -2.34, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 13.46, 100.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.315, 32.555, 26.155)`
Decimal	`10525571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09B83, 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 #A09B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A09B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09b83; }
.text { color: #a09b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09b83, #97a083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09B83?: #A09B83 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09B83?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 131: 160 red, 155 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09B83?: The complementary color is #8388A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.