What color is #A49B8B?

#A49B8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49B8B?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 139: 164 red, 155 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49B8B?

The complementary color is #8B94A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49B8B color

#A49B8B rgb(164, 155, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49B8B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 54.5% blue (164, 155, 139).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#A49B8B color codes

HEX	`#A49B8B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.32, 0.5, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.32, 9.58, 87.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.691, 33.2, 29.16)`
Decimal	`10787723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49B8B, 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 #A49B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #A49B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49b8b; }
.text { color: #a49b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49b8b, #a1a48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A49B8B?: #A49B8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49B8B?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 139: 164 red, 155 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49B8B?: The complementary color is #8B94A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.