What color is #A2A089?

#A2A089 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A089?

The RGB value is 162, 160, 137: 162 red, 160 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A089?

The complementary color is #898BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A089 color

#A2A089 rgb(162, 160, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A089 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.7% green and 53.7% blue (162, 160, 137).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#A2A089 color codes

HEX	`#A2A089`
RGB	`rgb(162, 160, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -3.33, 12.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 12.71, 105.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.986, 34.629, 28.661)`
Decimal	`10657929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A089, 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 #A2A089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #A2A089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a089; }
.text { color: #a2a089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 160 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a089, #97a289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A2A089?: #A2A089 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A089?: The RGB value is 162, 160, 137: 162 red, 160 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A089?: The complementary color is #898BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.