What color is #A4A299?

#A4A299 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4A299?

The RGB value is 164, 162, 153: 164 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4A299?

The complementary color is #999BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4A299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4A299 color

#A4A299 rgb(164, 162, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4A299 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 63.5% green and 60% blue (164, 162, 153).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A4A299 color codes

HEX	`#A4A299`
RGB	`rgb(164, 162, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 63.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -0.94, 4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 5.02, 100.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.979, 36.033, 35.296)`
Decimal	`10789529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4A299, 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 #A4A299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4A299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A4A299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4a299; }
.text { color: #a4a299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4a299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 162 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4a299, #a1a499); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A4A299?: #A4A299 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4A299?: The RGB value is 164, 162, 153: 164 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4A299?: The complementary color is #999BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4A299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.