What color is #A89D87?

#A89D87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89D87?

The RGB value is 168, 157, 135: 168 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89D87?

The complementary color is #8792A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89D87 color

#A89D87 rgb(168, 157, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89D87 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 61.6% green and 52.9% blue (168, 157, 135).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#A89D87 color codes

HEX	`#A89D87`
RGB	`rgb(168, 157, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 61.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.11, 0.3, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.11, 12.97, 88.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.578, 34.189, 27.8)`
Decimal	`11050375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89D87, 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 #A89D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #A89D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89d87; }
.text { color: #a89d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 157 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89d87, #a3a887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A89D87?: #A89D87 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89D87?: The RGB value is 168, 157, 135: 168 red, 157 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89D87?: The complementary color is #8792A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.