What color is #A89C96?

#A89C96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89C96?

The RGB value is 168, 156, 150: 168 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89C96?

The complementary color is #96A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89C96 color

#A89C96 rgb(168, 156, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89C96 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (168, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#A89C96 color codes

HEX	`#A89C96`
RGB	`rgb(168, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, 3.32, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 5.77, 54.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.541, 34.304, 33.703)`
Decimal	`11050134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89C96, 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 #A89C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #A89C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89c96; }
.text { color: #a89c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89c96, #a8a596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A89C96?: #A89C96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89C96?: The RGB value is 168, 156, 150: 168 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89C96?: The complementary color is #96A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.