What color is #A59988?

#A59988 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59988?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 136: 165 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59988?

The complementary color is #8894A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59988 color

#A59988 rgb(165, 153, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59988 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 53.3% blue (165, 153, 136).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A59988 color codes

HEX	`#A59988`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 1.49, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 10.63, 81.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.352, 32.56, 27.921)`
Decimal	`10852744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59988, 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 #A59988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A59988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59988; }
.text { color: #a59988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59988, #a3a588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A59988?: #A59988 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59988?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 136: 165 red, 153 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59988?: The complementary color is #8894A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.