What color is #A89F8E?

#A89F8E 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 #A89F8E?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 142: 168 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89F8E?

The complementary color is #8E97A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89F8E color

#A89F8E rgb(168, 159, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89F8E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 55.7% blue (168, 159, 142).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#A89F8E color codes

HEX	`#A89F8E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, 0.32, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 10.05, 88.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.429, 35.075, 30.595)`
Decimal	`11050894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89F8E, 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 #A89F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #A89F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89f8e; }
.text { color: #a89f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89f8e, #a4a88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A89F8E?: #A89F8E 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 #A89F8E?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 142: 168 red, 159 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89F8E?: The complementary color is #8E97A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.