What color is #A59A8E?

#A59A8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59A8E?

The RGB value is 165, 154, 142: 165 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59A8E?

The complementary color is #8E99A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59A8E color

#A59A8E rgb(165, 154, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59A8E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60.4% green and 55.7% blue (165, 154, 142).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#A59A8E color codes

HEX	`#A59A8E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 154, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.21, 1.93, 7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.21, 7.98, 76.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.955, 33.064, 30.285)`
Decimal	`10853006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59A8E, 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 #A59A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #A59A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59a8e; }
.text { color: #a59a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 154 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59a8e, #a5a58e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A59A8E?: #A59A8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59A8E?: The RGB value is 165, 154, 142: 165 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59A8E?: The complementary color is #8E99A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.