What color is #A4988D?

#A4988D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4988D?

The RGB value is 164, 152, 141: 164 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4988D?

The complementary color is #8D99A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4988D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4988D color

#A4988D rgb(164, 152, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4988D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 59.6% green and 55.3% blue (164, 152, 141).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A4988D color codes

HEX	`#A4988D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 152, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 59.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 2.48, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 7.78, 71.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.345, 32.273, 29.772)`
Decimal	`10786957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4988D, 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 #A4988D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4988D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A4988D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4988d; }
.text { color: #a4988d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4988d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 152 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4988d, #a4a38d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A4988D?: #A4988D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4988D?: The RGB value is 164, 152, 141: 164 red, 152 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4988D?: The complementary color is #8D99A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4988D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.