What color is #A19C94?

#A19C94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19C94?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 148: 161 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19C94?

The complementary color is #9499A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19C94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19C94 color

#A19C94 rgb(161, 156, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19C94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 58% blue (161, 156, 148).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 6% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#A19C94 color codes

HEX	`#A19C94`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 6%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 8%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 0.35, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 4.84, 85.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.931, 33.492, 32.794)`
Decimal	`10591380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19C94, 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 #A19C94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19C94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #A19C94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19c94; }
.text { color: #a19c94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19c94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19c94, #a0a194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19C94?: #A19C94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19C94?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 148: 161 red, 156 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19C94?: The complementary color is #9499A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19C94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.