What color is #A49383?

#A49383 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49383?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 131: 164 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49383?

The complementary color is #8394A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49383 color

#A49383 rgb(164, 147, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49383 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 51.4% blue (164, 147, 131).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A49383 color codes

HEX	`#A49383`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62, 3.63, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62, 11.37, 71.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.84, 30.399, 25.764)`
Decimal	`10785667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49383, 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 #A49383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #A49383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49383; }
.text { color: #a49383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49383, #a4a383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A49383?: #A49383 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49383?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 131: 164 red, 147 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49383?: The complementary color is #8394A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.