What color is #A49B9F?

#A49B9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49B9F?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 159: 164 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49B9F?

The complementary color is #9BA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49B9F color

#A49B9F rgb(164, 155, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49B9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 62.4% blue (164, 155, 159).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A49B9F color codes

HEX	`#A49B9F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.83, 4.02, -0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.83, 4.12, 347.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.288, 33.839, 37.572)`
Decimal	`10787743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49B9F, 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 #A49B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A49B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49b9f; }
.text { color: #a49b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49b9f, #a49b9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49B9F?: #A49B9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49B9F?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 159: 164 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49B9F?: The complementary color is #9BA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.