What color is #A59181?

#A59181 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59181?

The RGB value is 165, 145, 129: 165 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59181?

The complementary color is #8195A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59181 color

#A59181 rgb(165, 145, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59181 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.9% green and 50.6% blue (165, 145, 129).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A59181 color codes

HEX	`#A59181`
RGB	`rgb(165, 145, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.51, 4.83, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.51, 12.23, 66.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.605, 29.836, 24.964)`
Decimal	`10850689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59181, 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 #A59181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A59181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A59181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59181; }
.text { color: #a59181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 145 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59181, #a5a381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A59181?: #A59181 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59181?: The RGB value is 165, 145, 129: 165 red, 145 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59181?: The complementary color is #8195A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.