What color is #A19A93?

#A19A93 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19A93?

The RGB value is 161, 154, 147: 161 red, 154 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19A93?

The complementary color is #939AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19A93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19A93 color

#A19A93 rgb(161, 154, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19A93 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.4% green and 57.6% blue (161, 154, 147).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#A19A93 color codes

HEX	`#A19A93`
RGB	`rgb(161, 154, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.99, 1.28, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.99, 4.76, 74.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.519, 32.795, 32.268)`
Decimal	`10590867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19A93, 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 #A19A93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19A93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #A19A93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19a93; }
.text { color: #a19a93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19a93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 154 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19a93, #a1a193); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19A93?: #A19A93 is a gray, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19A93?: The RGB value is 161, 154, 147: 161 red, 154 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19A93?: The complementary color is #939AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19A93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.