What color is #A19094?

#A19094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19094?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 148: 161 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19094?

The complementary color is #90A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19094 color

#A19094 rgb(161, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19094 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (161, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#A19094 color codes

HEX	`#A19094`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 7.04, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 7.04, 1.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.016, 29.662, 32.155)`
Decimal	`10588308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19094, 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 #A19094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A19094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19094; }
.text { color: #a19094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19094, #a19490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A19094?: #A19094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19094?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 148: 161 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19094?: The complementary color is #90A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.