What color is #A0A79F?

#A0A79F is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0A79F?

The RGB value is 160, 167, 159: 160 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0A79F?

The complementary color is #A69FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0A79F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0A79F color

#A0A79F rgb(160, 167, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0A79F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 65.5% green and 62.4% blue (160, 167, 159).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#A0A79F color codes

HEX	`#A0A79F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 167, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 65.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, -4.01, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 5.18, 140.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.573, 37.614, 38.233)`
Decimal	`10528671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0A79F, 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 #A0A79F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0A79F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #A0A79F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0a79f; }
.text { color: #a0a79f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0a79f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 167 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0a79f, #9fa7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A0A79F?: #A0A79F is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0A79F?: The RGB value is 160, 167, 159: 160 red, 167 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0A79F?: The complementary color is #A69FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0A79F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.