What color is #A9A193?

#A9A193 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9A193?

The RGB value is 169, 161, 147: 169 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9A193?

The complementary color is #939BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9A193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9A193 color

#A9A193 rgb(169, 161, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9A193 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 63.1% green and 57.6% blue (169, 161, 147).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A9A193 color codes

HEX	`#A9A193`
RGB	`rgb(169, 161, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 63.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, 0.44, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 8.34, 87.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.373, 36.032, 32.742)`
Decimal	`11116947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9A193, 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 #A9A193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9A193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A9A193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9a193; }
.text { color: #a9a193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9a193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 161 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9a193, #a6a993); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9A193?: #A9A193 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9A193?: The RGB value is 169, 161, 147: 169 red, 161 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9A193?: The complementary color is #939BA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9A193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.