What color is #A89491?

#A89491 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89491?

The RGB value is 168, 148, 145: 168 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89491?

The complementary color is #91A5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89491 color

#A89491 rgb(168, 148, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89491 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58% green and 56.9% blue (168, 148, 145).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A89491 color codes

HEX	`#A89491`
RGB	`rgb(168, 148, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 6.9, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 8.14, 31.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.849, 31.55, 31.195)`
Decimal	`11048081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89491, 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 #A89491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A89491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89491; }
.text { color: #a89491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 148 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89491, #a8a091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89491?: #A89491 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89491?: The RGB value is 168, 148, 145: 168 red, 148 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89491?: The complementary color is #91A5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.