What color is #A19AA0?

#A19AA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19AA0?

The RGB value is 161, 154, 160: 161 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19AA0?

The complementary color is #9AA19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19AA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19AA0 color

#A19AA0 rgb(161, 154, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19AA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.4% green and 62.7% blue (161, 154, 160).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#A19AA0 color codes

HEX	`#A19AA0`
RGB	`rgb(161, 154, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 4%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, 3.68, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 4.3, 328.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.598, 33.227, 37.947)`
Decimal	`10590880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19AA0, 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 #A19AA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19AA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #A19AA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19aa0; }
.text { color: #a19aa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19aa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 154 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19aa0, #a19a9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A19AA0?: #A19AA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19AA0?: The RGB value is 161, 154, 160: 161 red, 154 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19AA0?: The complementary color is #9AA19B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19AA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.