What color is #A09697?

#A09697 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09697?

The RGB value is 160, 150, 151: 160 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09697?

The complementary color is #96A09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09697 color

#A09697 rgb(160, 150, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09697 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58.8% green and 59.2% blue (160, 150, 151).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#A09697 color codes

HEX	`#A09697`
RGB	`rgb(160, 150, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 3.85, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 3.93, 11.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.989, 31.521, 33.724)`
Decimal	`10524311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09697, 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 #A09697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #A09697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09697; }
.text { color: #a09697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 150 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09697, #a09a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09697?: #A09697 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09697?: The RGB value is 160, 150, 151: 160 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09697?: The complementary color is #96A09F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.