What color is #A09C8E?

#A09C8E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09C8E?

The RGB value is 160, 156, 142: 160 red, 156 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09C8E?

The complementary color is #8E92A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09C8E color

#A09C8E rgb(160, 156, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09C8E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.2% green and 55.7% blue (160, 156, 142).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#A09C8E color codes

HEX	`#A09C8E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 156, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -1.07, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 7.92, 97.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.268, 33.204, 30.348)`
Decimal	`10525838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09C8E, 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 #A09C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #A09C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09c8e; }
.text { color: #a09c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 156 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09c8e, #9ba08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09C8E?: #A09C8E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09C8E?: The RGB value is 160, 156, 142: 160 red, 156 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09C8E?: The complementary color is #8E92A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.