What color is #A19D8D?

#A19D8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19D8D?

The RGB value is 161, 157, 141: 161 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19D8D?

The complementary color is #8D91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19D8D color

#A19D8D rgb(161, 157, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19D8D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.6% green and 55.3% blue (161, 157, 141).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#A19D8D color codes

HEX	`#A19D8D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 157, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, -1.41, 8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 9, 99.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.562, 33.614, 30.02)`
Decimal	`10591629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19D8D, 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 #A19D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #A19D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19d8d; }
.text { color: #a19d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 157 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19d8d, #9ba18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19D8D?: #A19D8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19D8D?: The RGB value is 161, 157, 141: 161 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19D8D?: The complementary color is #8D91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.