What color is #A19C89?

#A19C89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19C89?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 137: 161 red, 156 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19C89?

The complementary color is #898EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19C89 color

#A19C89 rgb(161, 156, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19C89 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 53.7% blue (161, 156, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#A19C89 color codes

HEX	`#A19C89`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.29, -1.53, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.29, 10.72, 98.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.101, 33.161, 28.424)`
Decimal	`10591369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19C89, 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 #A19C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #A19C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19c89; }
.text { color: #a19c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19c89, #9aa189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19C89?: #A19C89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19C89?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 137: 161 red, 156 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19C89?: The complementary color is #898EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.