What color is #A49E93?

#A49E93 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49E93?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 147: 164 red, 158 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49E93?

The complementary color is #9399A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49E93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49E93 color

#A49E93 rgb(164, 158, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49E93 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 57.6% blue (164, 158, 147).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#A49E93 color codes

HEX	`#A49E93`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, 0.2, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 6.52, 88.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.803, 34.453, 32.52)`
Decimal	`10788499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49E93, 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 #A49E93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49E93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #A49E93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49e93; }
.text { color: #a49e93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49e93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49e93, #a2a493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A49E93?: #A49E93 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49E93?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 147: 164 red, 158 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49E93?: The complementary color is #9399A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49E93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.