What color is #A2939D?

#A2939D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2939D?

The RGB value is 162, 147, 157: 162 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2939D?

The complementary color is #93A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2939D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2939D color

#A2939D rgb(162, 147, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2939D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.6% green and 61.6% blue (162, 147, 157).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A2939D color codes

HEX	`#A2939D`
RGB	`rgb(162, 147, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 7.38, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 8.06, 336.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.419, 30.984, 36.217)`
Decimal	`10654621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2939D, 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 #A2939D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2939D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A2939D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2939d; }
.text { color: #a2939d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2939d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 147 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2939d, #a29395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A2939D?: #A2939D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2939D?: The RGB value is 162, 147, 157: 162 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2939D?: The complementary color is #93A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2939D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.