What color is #A39889?

#A39889 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39889?

The RGB value is 163, 152, 137: 163 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39889?

The complementary color is #8994A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39889 color

#A39889 rgb(163, 152, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39889 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.6% green and 53.7% blue (163, 152, 137).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#A39889 color codes

HEX	`#A39889`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.38, 1.44, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.38, 9.46, 81.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.848, 32.05, 28.223)`
Decimal	`10721417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39889, 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 #A39889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #A39889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39889; }
.text { color: #a39889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39889, #a1a389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39889?: #A39889 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39889?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 137: 163 red, 152 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39889?: The complementary color is #8994A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.