What color is #A59491?

#A59491 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59491?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 145: 165 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59491?

The complementary color is #91A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59491 color

#A59491 rgb(165, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59491 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (165, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#A59491 color codes

HEX	`#A59491`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 5.77, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 6.95, 33.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.217, 31.224, 31.165)`
Decimal	`10851473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59491, 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 #A59491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #A59491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59491; }
.text { color: #a59491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59491, #a59e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A59491?: #A59491 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59491?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 145: 165 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59491?: The complementary color is #91A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.