What color is #A39697?

#A39697 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39697?

The RGB value is 163, 150, 151: 163 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39697?

The complementary color is #96A3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39697 color

#A39697 rgb(163, 150, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39697 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.8% green and 59.2% blue (163, 150, 151).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#A39697 color codes

HEX	`#A39697`
RGB	`rgb(163, 150, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, 4.96, 1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 5.11, 13.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.596, 31.834, 33.752)`
Decimal	`10720919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39697, 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 #A39697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #A39697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39697; }
.text { color: #a39697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 150 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39697, #a39c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A39697?: #A39697 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39697?: The RGB value is 163, 150, 151: 163 red, 150 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39697?: The complementary color is #96A3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.