What color is #A48E81?

#A48E81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48E81?

The RGB value is 164, 142, 129: 164 red, 142 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48E81?

The complementary color is #8197A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48E81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48E81 color

#A48E81 rgb(164, 142, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48E81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 55.7% green and 50.6% blue (164, 142, 129).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A48E81 color codes

HEX	`#A48E81`
RGB	`rgb(164, 142, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 55.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.63, 6.11, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.63, 11.69, 58.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.945, 28.824, 24.804)`
Decimal	`10784385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48E81, 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 #A48E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A48E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48e81; }
.text { color: #a48e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 142 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48e81, #a4a081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A48E81?: #A48E81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48E81?: The RGB value is 164, 142, 129: 164 red, 142 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48E81?: The complementary color is #8197A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48E81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.