What color is #A49D9F?

#A49D9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49D9F?

The RGB value is 164, 157, 159: 164 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49D9F?

The complementary color is #9DA4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49D9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49D9F color

#A49D9F rgb(164, 157, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49D9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 61.6% green and 62.4% blue (164, 157, 159).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#A49D9F color codes

HEX	`#A49D9F`
RGB	`rgb(164, 157, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 61.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 4%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 2.91, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 2.91, 357.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.624, 34.51, 37.684)`
Decimal	`10788255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49D9F, 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 #A49D9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49D9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #A49D9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49d9f; }
.text { color: #a49d9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49d9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 157 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49d9f, #a49f9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49D9F?: #A49D9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49D9F?: The RGB value is 164, 157, 159: 164 red, 157 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49D9F?: The complementary color is #9DA4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49D9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.