What color is #A2A59F?

#A2A59F is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2A59F?

The RGB value is 162, 165, 159: 162 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2A59F?

The complementary color is #A29FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2A59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2A59F color

#A2A59F rgb(162, 165, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2A59F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 64.7% green and 62.4% blue (162, 165, 159).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 3% saturation and 64% 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#A2A59F color codes

HEX	`#A2A59F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 165, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 64.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, -2.2, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 3.51, 128.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.612, 37.095, 38.131)`
Decimal	`10659231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2A59F, 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 #A2A59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2A59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #A2A59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2a59f; }
.text { color: #a2a59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2a59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 165 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2a59f, #9fa59f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A2A59F?: #A2A59F is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2A59F?: The RGB value is 162, 165, 159: 162 red, 165 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2A59F?: The complementary color is #A29FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2A59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.