What color is #A09990?

#A09990 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09990?

The RGB value is 160, 153, 144: 160 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09990?

The complementary color is #9097A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09990 color

#A09990 rgb(160, 153, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09990 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60% green and 56.5% blue (160, 153, 144).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A09990 color codes

HEX	`#A09990`
RGB	`rgb(160, 153, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 0.93, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 5.71, 80.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.922, 32.27, 30.98)`
Decimal	`10525072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09990, 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 #A09990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A09990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09990; }
.text { color: #a09990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 153 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09990, #9fa090); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A09990?: #A09990 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09990?: The RGB value is 160, 153, 144: 160 red, 153 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09990?: The complementary color is #9097A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.