What color is #A19B86?

#A19B86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19B86?

The RGB value is 161, 155, 134: 161 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19B86?

The complementary color is #868CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19B86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19B86 color

#A19B86 rgb(161, 155, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19B86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.8% green and 52.5% blue (161, 155, 134).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A19B86 color codes

HEX	`#A19B86`
RGB	`rgb(161, 155, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -1.47, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 11.9, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.722, 32.741, 27.251)`
Decimal	`10591110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19B86, 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 #A19B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A19B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19b86; }
.text { color: #a19b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 155 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19b86, #9aa186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19B86?: #A19B86 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19B86?: The RGB value is 161, 155, 134: 161 red, 155 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19B86?: The complementary color is #868CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19B86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.