What color is #A59E99?

#A59E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59E99?

The RGB value is 165, 158, 153: 165 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59E99?

The complementary color is #99A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59E99 color

#A59E99 rgb(165, 158, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59E99 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62% green and 60% blue (165, 158, 153).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of the Colossus (#A3A2A1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A59E99 color codes

HEX	`#A59E99`
RGB	`rgb(165, 158, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, 1.63, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 3.87, 65.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.493, 34.753, 35.074)`
Decimal	`10854041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59E99, 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 #A59E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #A59E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59e99; }
.text { color: #a59e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 158 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59e99, #a5a499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A59E99?: #A59E99 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59E99?: The RGB value is 165, 158, 153: 165 red, 158 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59E99?: The complementary color is #99A0A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.