What color is #A1A59E?

#A1A59E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A59E?

The RGB value is 161, 165, 158: 161 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A59E?

The complementary color is #A29EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A59E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A59E color

#A1A59E rgb(161, 165, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A59E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 64.7% green and 62% blue (161, 165, 158).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#A1A59E color codes

HEX	`#A1A59E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 165, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 64.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, -2.75, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 4.16, 131.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.324, 36.956, 37.666)`
Decimal	`10593694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A59E, 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 #A1A59E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A59E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #A1A59E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a59e; }
.text { color: #a1a59e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a59e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 165 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a59e, #9ea59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A59E?: #A1A59E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A59E?: The RGB value is 161, 165, 158: 161 red, 165 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A59E?: The complementary color is #A29EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A59E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.