What color is #A199A6?

#A199A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A199A6?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 166: 161 red, 153 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A199A6?

The complementary color is #9EA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A199A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A199A6 color

#A199A6 rgb(161, 153, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A199A6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 65.1% blue (161, 153, 166).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Ash (#9998A7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A199A6 color codes

HEX	`#A199A6`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, 5.4, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 7.88, 313.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.971, 33.113, 40.723)`
Decimal	`10590630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A199A6, 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 #A199A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A199A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #A199A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a199a6; }
.text { color: #a199a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a199a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a199a6, #a699a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A199A6?: #A199A6 is a gray, closest to the named color Lavender Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A199A6?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 166: 161 red, 153 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A199A6?: The complementary color is #9EA699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A199A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.