What color is #A19599?

#A19599 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19599?

The RGB value is 161, 149, 153: 161 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19599?

The complementary color is #95A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19599 color

#A19599 rgb(161, 149, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19599 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (161, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A19599 color codes

HEX	`#A19599`
RGB	`rgb(161, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, 5.15, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 5.17, 354.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.194, 31.372, 34.543)`
Decimal	`10589593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19599, 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 #A19599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A19599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19599; }
.text { color: #a19599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19599, #a19795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19599?: #A19599 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19599?: The RGB value is 161, 149, 153: 161 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19599?: The complementary color is #95A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.