What color is #A4A0A6?

#A4A0A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A0A6?

The RGB value is 164, 160, 166: 164 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A0A6?

The complementary color is #A2A6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A0A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A0A6 color

#A4A0A6 rgb(164, 160, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A0A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.7% green and 65.1% blue (164, 160, 166).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 3% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#A4A0A6 color codes

HEX	`#A4A0A6`
RGB	`rgb(164, 160, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 3%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, 2.58, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 3.66, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.762, 35.787, 41.145)`
Decimal	`10789030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A0A6, 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 #A4A0A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A0A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #A4A0A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a0a6; }
.text { color: #a4a0a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a0a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 160 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a0a6, #a6a0a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A0A6?: #A4A0A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A0A6?: The RGB value is 164, 160, 166: 164 red, 160 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A0A6?: The complementary color is #A2A6A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A0A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.