What color is #A59E8A?

#A59E8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59E8A?

The RGB value is 165, 158, 138: 165 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59E8A?

The complementary color is #8A91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59E8A color

#A59E8A rgb(165, 158, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59E8A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62% green and 54.1% blue (165, 158, 138).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A59E8A color codes

HEX	`#A59E8A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 158, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -0.93, 11.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 11.41, 94.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.331, 34.289, 28.955)`
Decimal	`10854026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59E8A, 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 #A59E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A59E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59e8a; }
.text { color: #a59e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 158 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59e8a, #9fa58a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A59E8A?: #A59E8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59E8A?: The RGB value is 165, 158, 138: 165 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59E8A?: The complementary color is #8A91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.