What color is #A49590?

#A49590 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49590?

The RGB value is 164, 149, 144: 164 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49590?

The complementary color is #909FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49590?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49590 color

#A49590 rgb(164, 149, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49590 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.4% green and 56.5% blue (164, 149, 144).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#A49590 color codes

HEX	`#A49590`
RGB	`rgb(164, 149, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.85, 4.66, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.85, 6.58, 44.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.091, 31.402, 30.803)`
Decimal	`10786192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49590, 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 #A49590	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49590 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #A49590 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49590; }
.text { color: #a49590; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49590; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 149 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49590, #a49f90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A49590?: #A49590 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49590?: The RGB value is 164, 149, 144: 164 red, 149 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49590?: The complementary color is #909FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49590?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.