What color is #A59D98?

#A59D98 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59D98?

The RGB value is 165, 157, 152: 165 red, 157 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59D98?

The complementary color is #98A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59D98 color

#A59D98 rgb(165, 157, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59D98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 61.6% green and 59.6% blue (165, 157, 152).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Muted Mauve (#B3A9A3), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A59D98 color codes

HEX	`#A59D98`
RGB	`rgb(165, 157, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 61.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 2, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 4.16, 61.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.241, 34.381, 34.585)`
Decimal	`10853784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59D98, 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 #A59D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A59D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59d98; }
.text { color: #a59d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 157 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59d98, #a5a498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A59D98?: #A59D98 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59D98?: The RGB value is 165, 157, 152: 165 red, 157 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59D98?: The complementary color is #98A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.