What color is #A09991?

#A09991 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09991?

The RGB value is 160, 153, 145: 160 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09991?

The complementary color is #9198A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09991 color

#A09991 rgb(160, 153, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09991 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (160, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#A09991 color codes

HEX	`#A09991`
RGB	`rgb(160, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.59, 1.11, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.59, 5.23, 77.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.999, 32.301, 31.384)`
Decimal	`10525073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09991, 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 #A09991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A09991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09991; }
.text { color: #a09991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09991, #a0a091); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A09991?: #A09991 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09991?: The RGB value is 160, 153, 145: 160 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09991?: The complementary color is #9198A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.