What color is #A89E90?

#A89E90 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89E90?

The RGB value is 168, 158, 144: 168 red, 158 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89E90?

The complementary color is #909AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89E90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89E90 color

#A89E90 rgb(168, 158, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89E90 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62% green and 56.5% blue (168, 158, 144).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#A89E90 color codes

HEX	`#A89E90`
RGB	`rgb(168, 158, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, 1.2, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 8.7, 82.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.409, 34.793, 31.336)`
Decimal	`11050640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89E90, 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 #A89E90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89E90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #A89E90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89e90; }
.text { color: #a89e90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89e90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 158 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89e90, #a6a890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A89E90?: #A89E90 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89E90?: The RGB value is 168, 158, 144: 168 red, 158 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89E90?: The complementary color is #909AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89E90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.