What color is #A39283?

#A39283 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 #A39283?

The RGB value is 163, 146, 131: 163 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39283?

The complementary color is #8394A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39283 color

#A39283 rgb(163, 146, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39283 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 57.3% green and 51.4% blue (163, 146, 131).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#A39283 color codes

HEX	`#A39283`
RGB	`rgb(163, 146, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 57.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 3.8, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 10.94, 69.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.48, 29.984, 25.703)`
Decimal	`10719875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39283, 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 #A39283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A39283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #A39283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39283; }
.text { color: #a39283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 146 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39283, #a3a283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39283?: #A39283 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 #A39283?: The RGB value is 163, 146, 131: 163 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39283?: The complementary color is #8394A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.