What color is #A59390?

#A59390 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59390?

The RGB value is 165, 147, 144: 165 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59390?

The complementary color is #90A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59390 color

#A59390 rgb(165, 147, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59390 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.6% green and 56.5% blue (165, 147, 144).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#A59390 color codes

HEX	`#A59390`
RGB	`rgb(165, 147, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, 6.15, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 7.35, 33.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.984, 30.881, 30.709)`
Decimal	`10851216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59390, 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 #A59390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #A59390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59390; }
.text { color: #a59390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 147 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59390, #a59e90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A59390?: #A59390 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59390?: The RGB value is 165, 147, 144: 165 red, 147 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59390?: The complementary color is #90A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.