What color is #A89493?

#A89493 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89493?

The RGB value is 168, 148, 147: 168 red, 148 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89493?

The complementary color is #93A7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89493 color

#A89493 rgb(168, 148, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89493 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58% green and 57.6% blue (168, 148, 147).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#A89493 color codes

HEX	`#A89493`
RGB	`rgb(168, 148, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, 7.24, 3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 7.94, 24.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.004, 31.612, 32.014)`
Decimal	`11048083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89493, 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 #A89493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #A89493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89493; }
.text { color: #a89493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 148 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89493, #a89f93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A89493?: #A89493 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89493?: The RGB value is 168, 148, 147: 168 red, 148 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89493?: The complementary color is #93A7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.