What color is #A09D93?

#A09D93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09D93?

The RGB value is 160, 157, 147: 160 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09D93?

The complementary color is #9396A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09D93 color

#A09D93 rgb(160, 157, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09D93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 61.6% green and 57.6% blue (160, 157, 147).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#A09D93 color codes

HEX	`#A09D93`
RGB	`rgb(160, 157, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 61.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, -0.75, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 5.66, 97.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.82, 33.694, 32.425)`
Decimal	`10526099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09D93, 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 #A09D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #A09D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09d93; }
.text { color: #a09d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 157 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09d93, #9ca093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A09D93?: #A09D93 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09D93?: The RGB value is 160, 157, 147: 160 red, 157 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09D93?: The complementary color is #9396A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.