What color is #A09594?

#A09594 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09594?

The RGB value is 160, 149, 148: 160 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09594?

The complementary color is #949FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09594 color

#A09594 rgb(160, 149, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09594 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.4% green and 58% blue (160, 149, 148).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A09594 color codes

HEX	`#A09594`
RGB	`rgb(160, 149, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, 3.86, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 4.34, 27.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.589, 31.107, 32.404)`
Decimal	`10524052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09594, 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 #A09594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A09594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09594; }
.text { color: #a09594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 149 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09594, #a09b94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09594?: #A09594 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09594?: The RGB value is 160, 149, 148: 160 red, 149 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09594?: The complementary color is #949FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.