What color is #A49390?

#A49390 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49390?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 144: 164 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49390?

The complementary color is #90A1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49390 color

#A49390 rgb(164, 147, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49390 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 56.5% blue (164, 147, 144).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#A49390 color codes

HEX	`#A49390`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 5.78, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 6.96, 33.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 30.774, 30.699)`
Decimal	`10785680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49390, 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 #A49390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #A49390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49390; }
.text { color: #a49390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49390, #a49d90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A49390?: #A49390 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49390?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 144: 164 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49390?: The complementary color is #90A1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.