What color is #A294A7?

#A294A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A294A7?

The RGB value is 162, 148, 167: 162 red, 148 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A294A7?

The complementary color is #99A794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A294A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A294A7 color

#A294A7 rgb(162, 148, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A294A7 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58% green and 65.5% blue (162, 148, 167).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A294A7 color codes

HEX	`#A294A7`
RGB	`rgb(162, 148, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 8.76, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 11.91, 317.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.464, 31.651, 40.951)`
Decimal	`10654887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A294A7, 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 #A294A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A294A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A294A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a294a7; }
.text { color: #a294a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a294a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 148 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a294a7, #a794a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A294A7?: #A294A7 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A294A7?: The RGB value is 162, 148, 167: 162 red, 148 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A294A7?: The complementary color is #99A794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A294A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.