What color is #A19C8C?

#A19C8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19C8C?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 140: 161 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19C8C?

The complementary color is #8C91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19C8C?

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.

#A19C8C color

#A19C8C rgb(161, 156, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19C8C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 54.9% blue (161, 156, 140).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A19C8C color codes

HEX	`#A19C8C`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -1.03, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 9.09, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.32, 33.248, 29.573)`
Decimal	`10591372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19C8C, 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 #A19C8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19C8C 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 #A19C8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19c8c; }
.text { color: #a19c8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19c8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19c8c, #9ba18c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19C8C?: #A19C8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19C8C?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 140: 161 red, 156 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19C8C?: The complementary color is #8C91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19C8C?: 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.