What color is #A4A19C?

#A4A19C is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A19C?

The RGB value is 164, 161, 156: 164 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A19C?

The complementary color is #9C9FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A19C?

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.

#A4A19C color

#A4A19C rgb(164, 161, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A19C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (164, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 4% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A4A19C color codes

HEX	`#A4A19C`
RGB	`rgb(164, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, 0.15, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 2.98, 87.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.055, 35.783, 36.559)`
Decimal	`10789276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A19C, 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 #A4A19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A19C 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 #A4A19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a19c; }
.text { color: #a4a19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a19c, #a3a49c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A4A19C?: #A4A19C is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A19C?: The RGB value is 164, 161, 156: 164 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A19C?: The complementary color is #9C9FA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A19C?: 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.