What color is #A89497?

#A89497 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89497?

The RGB value is 168, 148, 151: 168 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89497?

The complementary color is #94A8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89497 color

#A89497 rgb(168, 148, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89497 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (168, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A89497 color codes

HEX	`#A89497`
RGB	`rgb(168, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 7.94, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 8.02, 8.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.324, 31.74, 33.696)`
Decimal	`11048087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89497, 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 #A89497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A89497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89497; }
.text { color: #a89497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89497, #a89b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A89497?: #A89497 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89497?: The RGB value is 168, 148, 151: 168 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89497?: The complementary color is #94A8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.