What color is #A1919A?

#A1919A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1919A?

The RGB value is 161, 145, 154: 161 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1919A?

The complementary color is #91A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1919A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1919A color

#A1919A rgb(161, 145, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1919A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.9% green and 60.4% blue (161, 145, 154).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#A1919A color codes

HEX	`#A1919A`
RGB	`rgb(161, 145, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 10%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.79, 7.58, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.79, 8.01, 341.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.655, 30.161, 34.772)`
Decimal	`10588570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1919A, 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 #A1919A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1919A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #A1919A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1919a; }
.text { color: #a1919a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1919a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 145 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1919a, #a19192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A1919A?: #A1919A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1919A?: The RGB value is 161, 145, 154: 161 red, 145 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1919A?: The complementary color is #91A198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1919A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.