What color is #A09B8A?

#A09B8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09B8A?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 138: 160 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09B8A?

The complementary color is #8A8FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09B8A color

#A09B8A rgb(160, 155, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09B8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 54.1% blue (160, 155, 138).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A09B8A color codes

HEX	`#A09B8A`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, -1.2, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 9.64, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.806, 32.752, 28.739)`
Decimal	`10525578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09B8A, 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 #A09B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A09B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09b8a; }
.text { color: #a09b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09b8a, #9aa08a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09B8A?: #A09B8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09B8A?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 138: 160 red, 155 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09B8A?: The complementary color is #8A8FA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.