What color is #A59B9D?

#A59B9D is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59B9D?

The RGB value is 165, 155, 157: 165 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59B9D?

The complementary color is #9BA5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59B9D color

#A59B9D rgb(165, 155, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59B9D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60.8% green and 61.6% blue (165, 155, 157).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 5% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#A59B9D color codes

HEX	`#A59B9D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 155, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 5%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 6%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 4.01, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 4.02, 3.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.323, 33.877, 36.675)`
Decimal	`10853277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59B9D, 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 #A59B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #A59B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59b9d; }
.text { color: #a59b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 155 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59b9d, #a59e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A59B9D?: #A59B9D is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59B9D?: The RGB value is 165, 155, 157: 165 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59B9D?: The complementary color is #9BA5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.