What color is #A89F96?

#A89F96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A89F96?

The RGB value is 168, 159, 150: 168 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A89F96?

The complementary color is #969FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A89F96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A89F96 color

#A89F96 rgb(168, 159, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A89F96 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.4% green and 58.8% blue (168, 159, 150).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#A89F96 color codes

HEX	`#A89F96`
RGB	`rgb(168, 159, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, 1.67, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 6.09, 74.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.051, 35.324, 33.873)`
Decimal	`11050902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A89F96, 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 #A89F96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A89F96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #A89F96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a89f96; }
.text { color: #a89f96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a89f96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 159 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a89f96, #a8a896); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A89F96?: #A89F96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A89F96?: The RGB value is 168, 159, 150: 168 red, 159 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A89F96?: The complementary color is #969FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A89F96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.