What color is #A5998F?

#A5998F 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 #A5998F?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 143: 165 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5998F?

The complementary color is #8F9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5998F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5998F color

#A5998F rgb(165, 153, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5998F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 56.1% blue (165, 153, 143).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A5998F color codes

HEX	`#A5998F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, 2.65, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 7.33, 68.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.866, 32.766, 30.627)`
Decimal	`10852751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5998F, 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 #A5998F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5998F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A5998F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5998f; }
.text { color: #a5998f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5998f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5998f, #a5a48f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A5998F?: #A5998F 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 #A5998F?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 143: 165 red, 153 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5998F?: The complementary color is #8F9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5998F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.