What color is #A19385?

#A19385 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 #A19385?

The RGB value is 161, 147, 133: 161 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19385?

The complementary color is #8593A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19385 color

#A19385 rgb(161, 147, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19385 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (161, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A19385 color codes

HEX	`#A19385`
RGB	`rgb(161, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.77, 2.78, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.77, 9.7, 73.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.365, 30.139, 26.456)`
Decimal	`10589061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19385, 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 #A19385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A19385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19385; }
.text { color: #a19385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19385, #a1a185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19385?: #A19385 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 #A19385?: The RGB value is 161, 147, 133: 161 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19385?: The complementary color is #8593A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.