What color is #A89499?

#A89499 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89499?

The RGB value is 168, 148, 153: 168 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89499?

The complementary color is #94A8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89499 color

#A89499 rgb(168, 148, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89499 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58% green and 60% blue (168, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A89499 color codes

HEX	`#A89499`
RGB	`rgb(168, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 8.29, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 8.29, 0.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.488, 31.805, 34.558)`
Decimal	`11048089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89499, 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 #A89499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A89499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89499; }
.text { color: #a89499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89499, #a89994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A89499?: #A89499 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89499?: The RGB value is 168, 148, 153: 168 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89499?: The complementary color is #94A8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.