What color is #A09299?

#A09299 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09299?

The RGB value is 160, 146, 153: 160 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09299?

The complementary color is #92A099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09299 color

#A09299 rgb(160, 146, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09299 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (160, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#A09299 color codes

HEX	`#A09299`
RGB	`rgb(160, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.94, 6.46, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.94, 6.71, 344.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.525, 30.332, 34.377)`
Decimal	`10523289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09299, 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 #A09299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #A09299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09299; }
.text { color: #a09299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09299, #a09292); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A09299?: #A09299 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09299?: The RGB value is 160, 146, 153: 160 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09299?: The complementary color is #92A099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.