What color is #A2909E?

#A2909E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2909E?

The RGB value is 162, 144, 158: 162 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2909E?

The complementary color is #90A294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2909E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2909E color

#A2909E rgb(162, 144, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2909E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.5% green and 62% blue (162, 144, 158).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#A2909E color codes

HEX	`#A2909E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 144, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 9.26, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 10.49, 332.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.044, 30.097, 36.515)`
Decimal	`10653854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2909E, 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 #A2909E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2909E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #A2909E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2909e; }
.text { color: #a2909e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2909e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 144 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2909e, #a29095); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A2909E?: #A2909E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2909E?: The RGB value is 162, 144, 158: 162 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2909E?: The complementary color is #90A294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2909E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.