What color is #A1A99E?

#A1A99E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1A99E?

The RGB value is 161, 169, 158: 161 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1A99E?

The complementary color is #A69EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1A99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1A99E color

#A1A99E rgb(161, 169, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1A99E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 66.3% green and 62% blue (161, 169, 158).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#A1A99E color codes

HEX	`#A1A99E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 169, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 66.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, -4.92, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 6.8, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.056, 38.421, 37.91)`
Decimal	`10594718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1A99E, 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 #A1A99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1A99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #A1A99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1a99e; }
.text { color: #a1a99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1a99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 169 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1a99e, #9ea9a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #A1A99E?: #A1A99E is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1A99E?: The RGB value is 161, 169, 158: 161 red, 169 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1A99E?: The complementary color is #A69EA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1A99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.