What color is #A59B98?

#A59B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59B98?

The RGB value is 165, 155, 152: 165 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59B98?

The complementary color is #98A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59B98 color

#A59B98 rgb(165, 155, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59B98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60.8% green and 59.6% blue (165, 155, 152).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#A59B98 color codes

HEX	`#A59B98`
RGB	`rgb(165, 155, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 3.11, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 4.23, 42.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.905, 33.709, 34.473)`
Decimal	`10853272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59B98, 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 #A59B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #A59B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59b98; }
.text { color: #a59b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 155 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59b98, #a5a298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A59B98?: #A59B98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59B98?: The RGB value is 165, 155, 152: 165 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59B98?: The complementary color is #98A2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.