What color is #A49190?

#A49190 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49190?

The RGB value is 164, 145, 144: 164 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49190?

The complementary color is #90A3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49190 color

#A49190 rgb(164, 145, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49190 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.9% green and 56.5% blue (164, 145, 144).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A49190 color codes

HEX	`#A49190`
RGB	`rgb(164, 145, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, 6.9, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 7.57, 24.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.469, 30.158, 30.596)`
Decimal	`10785168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49190, 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 #A49190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A49190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49190; }
.text { color: #a49190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 145 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49190, #a49b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A49190?: #A49190 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49190?: The RGB value is 164, 145, 144: 164 red, 145 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49190?: The complementary color is #90A3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.