What color is #A39B9C?

#A39B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39B9C?

The RGB value is 163, 155, 156: 163 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39B9C?

The complementary color is #9BA3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39B9C color

#A39B9C rgb(163, 155, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39B9C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 60.8% green and 61.2% blue (163, 155, 156).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 4% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A39B9C color codes

HEX	`#A39B9C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 155, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 60.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 4%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, 3.1, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 3.14, 9.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.826, 33.63, 36.208)`
Decimal	`10722204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39B9C, 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 #A39B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #A39B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39b9c; }
.text { color: #a39b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 155 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39b9c, #a39e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A39B9C?: #A39B9C is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39B9C?: The RGB value is 163, 155, 156: 163 red, 155 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39B9C?: The complementary color is #9BA3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.