What color is #A49997?

#A49997 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49997?

The RGB value is 164, 153, 151: 164 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49997?

The complementary color is #97A2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49997 color

#A49997 rgb(164, 153, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49997 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60% green and 59.2% blue (164, 153, 151).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A49997 color codes

HEX	`#A49997`
RGB	`rgb(164, 153, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, 3.66, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 4.43, 34.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.286, 32.91, 33.924)`
Decimal	`10787223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49997, 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 #A49997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A49997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49997; }
.text { color: #a49997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 153 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49997, #a4a097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49997?: #A49997 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49997?: The RGB value is 164, 153, 151: 164 red, 153 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49997?: The complementary color is #97A2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.