What color is #A09F9B?

#A09F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09F9B?

The RGB value is 160, 159, 155: 160 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09F9B?

The complementary color is #9B9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09F9B color

#A09F9B rgb(160, 159, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A09F9B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62.4% green and 60.8% blue (160, 159, 155).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 3% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#A09F9B color codes

HEX	`#A09F9B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 159, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 3%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 3%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -0.39, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 2.24, 100.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.811, 34.637, 35.961)`
Decimal	`10526619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09F9B, 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 #A09F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #A09F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09f9b; }
.text { color: #a09f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 159 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09f9b, #9fa09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09F9B?: #A09F9B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09F9B?: The RGB value is 160, 159, 155: 160 red, 159 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09F9B?: The complementary color is #9B9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.