What color is #A4A09B?

#A4A09B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A09B?

The RGB value is 164, 160, 155: 164 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A09B?

The complementary color is #9B9FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A09B color

#A4A09B rgb(164, 160, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A09B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.7% green and 60.8% blue (164, 160, 155).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#A4A09B color codes

HEX	`#A4A09B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 160, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, 0.52, 3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 3.16, 80.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.796, 35.401, 36.057)`
Decimal	`10789019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A09B, 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 #A4A09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #A4A09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a09b; }
.text { color: #a4a09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 160 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a09b, #a4a49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A4A09B?: #A4A09B is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A09B?: The RGB value is 164, 160, 155: 164 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A09B?: The complementary color is #9B9FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.