What color is #A09C8A?

#A09C8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09C8A?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 138: 160 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09C8A?

The complementary color is #8A8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09C8A color

#A09C8A rgb(160, 156, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09C8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 54.1% blue (160, 156, 138).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A09C8A color codes

HEX	`#A09C8A`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, -1.75, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 10.11, 99.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.973, 33.086, 28.794)`
Decimal	`10525834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09C8A, 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 #A09C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A09C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09c8a; }
.text { color: #a09c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09c8a, #99a08a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09C8A?: #A09C8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09C8A?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 138: 160 red, 156 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09C8A?: The complementary color is #8A8EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.