What color is #A89B93?

#A89B93 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 #A89B93?

The RGB value is 168, 155, 147: 168 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89B93?

The complementary color is #93A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89B93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89B93 color

#A89B93 rgb(168, 155, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89B93 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.8% green and 57.6% blue (168, 155, 147).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A89B93 color codes

HEX	`#A89B93`
RGB	`rgb(168, 155, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 3.36, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 6.79, 60.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.136, 33.875, 32.391)`
Decimal	`11049875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89B93, 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 #A89B93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89B93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A89B93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89b93; }
.text { color: #a89b93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89b93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 155 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89b93, #a8a593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89B93?: #A89B93 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 #A89B93?: The RGB value is 168, 155, 147: 168 red, 155 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89B93?: The complementary color is #93A0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89B93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.