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#A89994 Color

#A89994 is rgb(168, 153, 148) in RGB, hsl(15, 10%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Gray (#989898), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A89994
HEX#A89994
RGBrgb(168, 153, 148)
HSLhsl(15, 10%, 62%)
HSVhsv(15, 12%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.019 39.4)
LABlab(64.44% 5.06 4.74)
LCHlch(64.44% 6.93 43.15)

What #A89994 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A89994, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 7.12Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 7.85Grullo#A99A86ΔE 8.11Dark Gray#A9A9A9ΔE 8.43Silver Chalice#ACACACΔE 9.11Middle Gray#8B8680ΔE 9.15

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#A89994 Channel Values

How #A89994 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 153 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 10% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 12% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 12% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A89994 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A89994 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A89994

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A89994; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A89994
Complementary
#94A3A8
Analogous
#A89499
Analogous
#A8A394
Triadic
#94A899
Triadic
#9994A8
Split comp.
#94A8A3
Split comp.
#9499A8

Tints & Shades of #A89994

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B3A7A2
#BFB4B0
#CAC1BE
#D8D1CF
#E3DFDD
#EFECEB

Shades

#95847E
#7E6D67
#685A55
#514643
#3B3330
#221D1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A89994.

How #A89994 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A89994
Protanopia#9C9C94
Protanomaly#A19B94
Deuteranopia#9E9E94
Deuteranomaly#A29C94
Tritanopia#A99898
Tritanomaly#A89997
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

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Using #A89994 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a89994: #A89994;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A89994;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a89994': '#A89994' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.600, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_a89994">#A89994</color>
SVG fillfill="#A89994"

More Orange Colors

#A89994 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#A89994 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A89994?

#A89994 is a light orange — rgb(168, 153, 148) in RGB and hsl(15, 10%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Gray (#989898), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #A89994?

#A89994 is rgb(168, 153, 148) — red 168, green 153, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A89994?

#A89994 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A89994 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A89994 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A89994 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A89994 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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