What color is #A192A5?

#A192A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A192A5?

The RGB value is 161, 146, 165: 161 red, 146 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A192A5?

The complementary color is #96A592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A192A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A192A5 color

#A192A5 rgb(161, 146, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A192A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.3% green and 64.7% blue (161, 146, 165).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#A192A5 color codes

HEX	`#A192A5`
RGB	`rgb(161, 146, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.38, 9.14, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.38, 12.11, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.767, 30.852, 39.871)`
Decimal	`10588837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A192A5, 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 #A192A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A192A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #A192A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a192a5; }
.text { color: #a192a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a192a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 146 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a192a5, #a592a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A192A5?: #A192A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A192A5?: The RGB value is 161, 146, 165: 161 red, 146 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A192A5?: The complementary color is #96A592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A192A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.