What color is #A39885?

#A39885 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39885?

The RGB value is 163, 152, 133: 163 red, 152 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39885?

The complementary color is #8590A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39885 color

#A39885 rgb(163, 152, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39885 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.6% green and 52.2% blue (163, 152, 133).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A39885 color codes

HEX	`#A39885`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.29, 0.79, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.29, 11.49, 86.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.566, 31.937, 26.74)`
Decimal	`10721413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39885, 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 #A39885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A39885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39885; }
.text { color: #a39885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39885, #9fa385); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39885?: #A39885 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39885?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 133: 163 red, 152 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39885?: The complementary color is #8590A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.