What color is #A89094?

#A89094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89094?

The RGB value is 168, 144, 148: 168 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89094?

The complementary color is #90A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89094 color

#A89094 rgb(168, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89094 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (168, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A89094 color codes

HEX	`#A89094`
RGB	`rgb(168, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, 9.66, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 9.73, 7.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.467, 30.41, 32.223)`
Decimal	`11047060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89094, 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 #A89094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #A89094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89094; }
.text { color: #a89094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89094, #a89890); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A89094?: #A89094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89094?: The RGB value is 168, 144, 148: 168 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89094?: The complementary color is #90A8A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.