What color is #A1929A?

#A1929A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1929A?

The RGB value is 161, 146, 154: 161 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1929A?

The complementary color is #92A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1929A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1929A color

#A1929A rgb(161, 146, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1929A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.3% green and 60.4% blue (161, 146, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 7% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#A1929A color codes

HEX	`#A1929A`
RGB	`rgb(161, 146, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 7%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 9%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.06, 7.02, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.06, 7.35, 342.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.809, 30.468, 34.824)`
Decimal	`10588826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1929A, 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 #A1929A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1929A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #A1929A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1929a; }
.text { color: #a1929a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1929a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 146 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1929a, #a19293); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A1929A?: #A1929A is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1929A?: The RGB value is 161, 146, 154: 161 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1929A?: The complementary color is #92A199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1929A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.