What color is #A09BA3?

#A09BA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09BA3?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 163: 160 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09BA3?

The complementary color is #9EA39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09BA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09BA3 color

#A09BA3 rgb(160, 155, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09BA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 63.9% blue (160, 155, 163).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#A09BA3 color codes

HEX	`#A09BA3`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.61, 3.34, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.61, 4.86, 313.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.828, 33.561, 39.392)`
Decimal	`10525603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09BA3, 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 #A09BA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09BA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #A09BA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09ba3; }
.text { color: #a09ba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09ba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09ba3, #a39ba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09BA3?: #A09BA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09BA3?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 163: 160 red, 155 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09BA3?: The complementary color is #9EA39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09BA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.