What color is #A49898?

#A49898 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49898?

The RGB value is 164, 152, 152: 164 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49898?

The complementary color is #98A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49898 color

#A49898 rgb(164, 152, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49898 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 59.6% green and 59.6% blue (164, 152, 152).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% 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 7.52:1).

#A49898 color codes

HEX	`#A49898`
RGB	`rgb(164, 152, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 59.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, 4.4, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 4.68, 19.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.205, 32.616, 34.299)`
Decimal	`10786968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49898, 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 #A49898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A49898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49898; }
.text { color: #a49898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 152 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49898, #a49e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49898?: #A49898 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49898?: The RGB value is 164, 152, 152: 164 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49898?: The complementary color is #98A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.