What color is #A89272?

#A89272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89272?

The RGB value is 168, 146, 114: 168 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89272?

The complementary color is #7288A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89272 color

#A89272 rgb(168, 146, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A89272 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.3% green and 44.7% blue (168, 146, 114).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Morrel (#AC8F6C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#A89272 color codes

HEX	`#A89272`
RGB	`rgb(168, 146, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 32%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 3.31, 20.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 20.29, 80.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.465, 30.099, 20.174)`
Decimal	`11047538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89272, 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 #A89272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #A89272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89272; }
.text { color: #a89272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 146 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89272, #a3a872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A89272?: #A89272 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89272?: The RGB value is 168, 146, 114: 168 red, 146 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89272?: The complementary color is #7288A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.