What color is #A59D8C?

#A59D8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59D8C?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 140: 165 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59D8C?

The complementary color is #8C94A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59D8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59D8C color

#A59D8C rgb(165, 157, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59D8C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 54.9% blue (165, 157, 140).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A59D8C color codes

HEX	`#A59D8C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, -0.06, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 9.94, 90.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.307, 34.007, 29.668)`
Decimal	`10853772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59D8C, 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 #A59D8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59D8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A59D8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59d8c; }
.text { color: #a59d8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59d8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59d8c, #a1a58c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A59D8C?: #A59D8C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59D8C?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 140: 165 red, 157 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59D8C?: The complementary color is #8C94A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59D8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.