What color is #A1989C?

#A1989C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1989C?

The RGB value is 161, 152, 156: 161 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1989C?

The complementary color is #98A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1989C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1989C color

#A1989C rgb(161, 152, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1989C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.6% green and 61.2% blue (161, 152, 156).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 5% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#A1989C color codes

HEX	`#A1989C`
RGB	`rgb(161, 152, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 5%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 6%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, 4.03, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 4.14, 347.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.926, 32.434, 36.025)`
Decimal	`10590364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1989C, 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 #A1989C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1989C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A1989C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1989c; }
.text { color: #a1989c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1989c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 152 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1989c, #a19998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1989C?: #A1989C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1989C?: The RGB value is 161, 152, 156: 161 red, 152 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1989C?: The complementary color is #98A19D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1989C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.