What color is #A89389?

#A89389 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89389?

The RGB value is 168, 147, 137: 168 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89389?

The complementary color is #899EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89389 color

#A89389 rgb(168, 147, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89389 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.6% green and 53.7% blue (168, 147, 137).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A89389 color codes

HEX	`#A89389`
RGB	`rgb(168, 147, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 6.14, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 10.22, 53.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.097, 30.999, 28.007)`
Decimal	`11047817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89389, 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 #A89389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A89389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89389; }
.text { color: #a89389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 147 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89389, #a8a389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89389?: #A89389 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89389?: The RGB value is 168, 147, 137: 168 red, 147 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89389?: The complementary color is #899EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.