What color is #A89A8E?

#A89A8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89A8E?

The RGB value is 168, 154, 142: 168 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89A8E?

The complementary color is #8E9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89A8E color

#A89A8E rgb(168, 154, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89A8E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.4% green and 55.7% blue (168, 154, 142).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A89A8E color codes

HEX	`#A89A8E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 154, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 3.07, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 8.71, 69.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.586, 33.39, 30.314)`
Decimal	`11049614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89A8E, 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 #A89A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A89A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89a8e; }
.text { color: #a89a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 154 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89a8e, #a8a78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89A8E?: #A89A8E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89A8E?: The RGB value is 168, 154, 142: 168 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89A8E?: The complementary color is #8E9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.