What color is #A38969?

#A38969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38969?

The RGB value is 163, 137, 105: 163 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38969?

The complementary color is #6983A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38969 color

#A38969 rgb(163, 137, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A38969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 53.7% green and 41.2% blue (163, 137, 105).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 36% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A38969 color codes

HEX	`#A38969`
RGB	`rgb(163, 137, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 53.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 36%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 36%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.69, 5.09, 20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.69, 21.46, 76.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.6, 26.699, 17.114)`
Decimal	`10717545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38969, 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 #A38969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #A38969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38969; }
.text { color: #a38969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 137 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38969, #a0a369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A38969?: #A38969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38969?: The RGB value is 163, 137, 105: 163 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38969?: The complementary color is #6983A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.