What color is #A19087?

#A19087 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 #A19087?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 135: 161 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19087?

The complementary color is #8798A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19087 color

#A19087 rgb(161, 144, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19087 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 52.9% blue (161, 144, 135).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A19087 color codes

HEX	`#A19087`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.02, 4.79, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.02, 8.55, 55.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.044, 29.274, 27.037)`
Decimal	`10588295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19087, 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 #A19087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A19087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19087; }
.text { color: #a19087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19087, #a19d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19087?: #A19087 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 #A19087?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 135: 161 red, 144 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19087?: The complementary color is #8798A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.