What color is #A49691?

#A49691 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49691?

The RGB value is 164, 150, 145: 164 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49691?

The complementary color is #919FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49691 color

#A49691 rgb(164, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49691 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (164, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 9% saturation and 61% 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 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A49691 color codes

HEX	`#A49691`
RGB	`rgb(164, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, 4.28, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 6.21, 46.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.327, 31.75, 31.261)`
Decimal	`10786449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49691, 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 #A49691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A49691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49691; }
.text { color: #a49691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49691, #a4a091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A49691?: #A49691 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49691?: The RGB value is 164, 150, 145: 164 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49691?: The complementary color is #919FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.