What color is #A09B91?

#A09B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09B91?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 145: 160 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09B91?

The complementary color is #9196A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09B91 color

#A09B91 rgb(160, 155, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09B91 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 56.9% blue (160, 155, 145).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#A09B91 color codes

HEX	`#A09B91`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.13, 0, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.13, 5.89, 89.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.329, 32.961, 31.494)`
Decimal	`10525585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09B91, 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 #A09B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #A09B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09b91; }
.text { color: #a09b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09b91, #9ea091); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A09B91?: #A09B91 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09B91?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 145: 160 red, 155 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09B91?: The complementary color is #9196A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.