What color is #A49BA1?

#A49BA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49BA1?

The RGB value is 164, 155, 161: 164 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49BA1?

The complementary color is #9BA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49BA1 color

#A49BA1 rgb(164, 155, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49BA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.8% green and 63.1% blue (164, 155, 161).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% 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 7.78:1).

#A49BA1 color codes

HEX	`#A49BA1`
RGB	`rgb(164, 155, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, 4.39, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 4.81, 336.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.463, 33.909, 38.493)`
Decimal	`10787745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49BA1, 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 #A49BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A49BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49ba1; }
.text { color: #a49ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 155 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49ba1, #a49b9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49BA1?: #A49BA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49BA1?: The RGB value is 164, 155, 161: 164 red, 155 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49BA1?: The complementary color is #9BA49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.