What color is #A39A8D?

#A39A8D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39A8D?

The RGB value is 163, 154, 141: 163 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39A8D?

The complementary color is #8D96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39A8D color

#A39A8D rgb(163, 154, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39A8D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.4% green and 55.3% blue (163, 154, 141).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#A39A8D color codes

HEX	`#A39A8D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 154, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, 1, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 8.06, 82.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.467, 32.821, 29.872)`
Decimal	`10721933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39A8D, 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 #A39A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #A39A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39a8d; }
.text { color: #a39a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 154 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39a8d, #a1a38d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39A8D?: #A39A8D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39A8D?: The RGB value is 163, 154, 141: 163 red, 154 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39A8D?: The complementary color is #8D96A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.