What color is #A0949E?

#A0949E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0949E?

The RGB value is 160, 148, 158: 160 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0949E?

The complementary color is #94A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0949E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0949E color

#A0949E rgb(160, 148, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0949E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 58% green and 62% blue (160, 148, 158).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 6% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A0949E color codes

HEX	`#A0949E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 148, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 58%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 6%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 7%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, 6.29, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 7.27, 329.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.258, 31.122, 36.702)`
Decimal	`10523806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0949E, 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 #A0949E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0949E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A0949E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0949e; }
.text { color: #a0949e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0949e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 148 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0949e, #a09498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A0949E?: #A0949E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0949E?: The RGB value is 160, 148, 158: 160 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0949E?: The complementary color is #94A096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0949E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.