What color is #A49585?

#A49585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49585?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 133: 164 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49585?

The complementary color is #8594A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49585 color

#A49585 rgb(164, 149, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49585 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (164, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A49585 color codes

HEX	`#A49585`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 2.84, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 10.84, 74.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.291, 31.082, 26.589)`
Decimal	`10786181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49585, 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 #A49585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A49585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49585; }
.text { color: #a49585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49585, #a3a485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A49585?: #A49585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49585?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 133: 164 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49585?: The complementary color is #8594A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.