What color is #A198A2?

#A198A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A198A2?

The RGB value is 161, 152, 162: 161 red, 152 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A198A2?

The complementary color is #99A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A198A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A198A2 color

#A198A2 rgb(161, 152, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A198A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.6% green and 63.5% blue (161, 152, 162).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 5% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#A198A2 color codes

HEX	`#A198A2`
RGB	`rgb(161, 152, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 5.18, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 6.57, 322.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.447, 32.642, 38.767)`
Decimal	`10590370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A198A2, 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 #A198A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A198A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #A198A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a198a2; }
.text { color: #a198a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a198a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 152 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a198a2, #a2989e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A198A2?: #A198A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A198A2?: The RGB value is 161, 152, 162: 161 red, 152 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A198A2?: The complementary color is #99A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A198A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.