What color is #A59EA0?

#A59EA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59EA0?

The RGB value is 165, 158, 160: 165 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59EA0?

The complementary color is #9EA5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59EA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59EA0 color

#A59EA0 rgb(165, 158, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59EA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 62% green and 62.7% blue (165, 158, 160).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A59EA0 color codes

HEX	`#A59EA0`
RGB	`rgb(165, 158, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 62%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 4%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 2.91, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 2.91, 357.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.088, 34.991, 38.209)`
Decimal	`10854048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59EA0, 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 #A59EA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59EA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #A59EA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59ea0; }
.text { color: #a59ea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59ea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 158 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59ea0, #a5a09e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A59EA0?: #A59EA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59EA0?: The RGB value is 165, 158, 160: 165 red, 158 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59EA0?: The complementary color is #9EA5A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59EA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.