What color is #A89184?

#A89184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89184?

The RGB value is 168, 145, 132: 168 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89184?

The complementary color is #849BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89184 color

#A89184 rgb(168, 145, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89184 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.9% green and 51.8% blue (168, 145, 132).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#A89184 color codes

HEX	`#A89184`
RGB	`rgb(168, 145, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 6.47, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 11.97, 57.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.439, 30.242, 26.059)`
Decimal	`11047300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89184, 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 #A89184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #A89184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89184; }
.text { color: #a89184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 145 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89184, #a8a384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89184?: #A89184 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89184?: The RGB value is 168, 145, 132: 168 red, 145 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89184?: The complementary color is #849BA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.