What color is #A89287?

#A89287 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89287?

The RGB value is 168, 146, 135: 168 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89287?

The complementary color is #879DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89287 color

#A89287 rgb(168, 146, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89287 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.3% green and 52.9% blue (168, 146, 135).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% 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 7.13:1).

#A89287 color codes

HEX	`#A89287`
RGB	`rgb(168, 146, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 6.38, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 10.91, 54.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.801, 30.633, 27.207)`
Decimal	`11047559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89287, 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 #A89287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #A89287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89287; }
.text { color: #a89287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 146 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89287, #a8a387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89287?: #A89287 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89287?: The RGB value is 168, 146, 135: 168 red, 146 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89287?: The complementary color is #879DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.