What color is #A89B97?

#A89B97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89B97?

The RGB value is 168, 155, 151: 168 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89B97?

The complementary color is #97A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89B97 color

#A89B97 rgb(168, 155, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89B97 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (168, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A89B97 color codes

HEX	`#A89B97`
RGB	`rgb(168, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, 4.05, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 5.56, 43.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.455, 34.002, 34.073)`
Decimal	`11049879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89B97, 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 #A89B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A89B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89b97; }
.text { color: #a89b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89b97, #a8a397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89B97?: #A89B97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89B97?: The RGB value is 168, 155, 151: 168 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89B97?: The complementary color is #97A4A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.