What color is #A39E94?

#A39E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39E94?

The RGB value is 163, 158, 148: 163 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39E94?

The complementary color is #9499A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39E94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39E94 color

#A39E94 rgb(163, 158, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39E94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 62% green and 58% blue (163, 158, 148).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A39E94 color codes

HEX	`#A39E94`
RGB	`rgb(163, 158, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 62%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 0, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 5.87, 90)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.676, 34.379, 32.926)`
Decimal	`10722964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39E94, 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 #A39E94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39E94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A39E94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39e94; }
.text { color: #a39e94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39e94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 158 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39e94, #a1a394); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A39E94?: #A39E94 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39E94?: The RGB value is 163, 158, 148: 163 red, 158 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39E94?: The complementary color is #9499A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39E94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.