What color is #A19996?

#A19996 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19996?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 150: 161 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19996?

The complementary color is #969EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19996 color

#A19996 rgb(161, 153, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19996 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 58.8% blue (161, 153, 150).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Flint Rock (#989493), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A19996 color codes

HEX	`#A19996`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 2.37, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 3.53, 47.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.594, 32.562, 33.469)`
Decimal	`10590614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19996, 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 #A19996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A19996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19996; }
.text { color: #a19996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19996, #a19f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19996?: #A19996 is a gray, closest to the named color Flint Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19996?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 150: 161 red, 153 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19996?: The complementary color is #969EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.