What color is #A19B92?

#A19B92 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19B92?

The RGB value is 161, 155, 146: 161 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19B92?

The complementary color is #9298A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19B92 color

#A19B92 rgb(161, 155, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19B92 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.8% green and 57.3% blue (161, 155, 146).

Its hue angle is 36°, 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 Lost Space (#969389), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A19B92 color codes

HEX	`#A19B92`
RGB	`rgb(161, 155, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.24, 0.55, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.24, 5.52, 84.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.607, 33.095, 31.912)`
Decimal	`10591122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19B92, 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 #A19B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A19B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19b92; }
.text { color: #a19b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 155 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19b92, #a0a192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19B92?: #A19B92 is a gray, closest to the named color Lost Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19B92?: The RGB value is 161, 155, 146: 161 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19B92?: The complementary color is #9298A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.