What color is #A49E95?

#A49E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49E95?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 149: 164 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49E95?

The complementary color is #959BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49E95?

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.

#A49E95 color

#A49E95 rgb(164, 158, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49E95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 58.4% blue (164, 158, 149).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A49E95 color codes

HEX	`#A49E95`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.37, 0.55, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.37, 5.5, 84.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.961, 34.516, 33.354)`
Decimal	`10788501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49E95, 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 #A49E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49E95 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 #A49E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49e95; }
.text { color: #a49e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49e95, #a3a495); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49E95?: #A49E95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49E95?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 149: 164 red, 158 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49E95?: The complementary color is #959BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49E95?: 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.