What color is #A19B90?

#A19B90 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19B90?

The RGB value is 161, 155, 144: 161 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19B90?

The complementary color is #9096A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19B90 color

#A19B90 rgb(161, 155, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19B90 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.8% green and 56.5% blue (161, 155, 144).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A19B90 color codes

HEX	`#A19B90`
RGB	`rgb(161, 155, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, 0.2, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 6.55, 88.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.453, 33.034, 31.099)`
Decimal	`10591120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19B90, 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 #A19B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A19B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19b90; }
.text { color: #a19b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 155 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19b90, #9fa190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19B90?: #A19B90 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19B90?: The RGB value is 161, 155, 144: 161 red, 155 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19B90?: The complementary color is #9096A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.