What color is #A09980?

#A09980 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09980?

The RGB value is 160, 153, 128: 160 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09980?

The complementary color is #8087A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09980 color

#A09980 rgb(160, 153, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A09980 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60% green and 50.2% blue (160, 153, 128).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A09980 color codes

HEX	`#A09980`
RGB	`rgb(160, 153, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, -1.72, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 14.19, 96.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.785, 31.815, 24.99)`
Decimal	`10525056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09980, 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 #A09980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A09980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09980; }
.text { color: #a09980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 153 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09980, #97a080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09980?: #A09980 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09980?: The RGB value is 160, 153, 128: 160 red, 153 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09980?: The complementary color is #8087A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.