What color is #A39184?

#A39184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39184?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 132: 163 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39184?

The complementary color is #8496A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39184 color

#A39184 rgb(163, 145, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (163, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#A39184 color codes

HEX	`#A39184`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.4, 4.51, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.4, 10.38, 64.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.394, 29.704, 26.01)`
Decimal	`10719620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39184, 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 #A39184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A39184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #A39184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39184; }
.text { color: #a39184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39184, #a3a084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39184?: #A39184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39184?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 132: 163 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39184?: The complementary color is #8496A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.