What color is #A29AA4?

#A29AA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29AA4?

The RGB value is 162, 154, 164: 162 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29AA4?

The complementary color is #9CA49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29AA4 color

#A29AA4 rgb(162, 154, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29AA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (162, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 288°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#A29AA4 color codes

HEX	`#A29AA4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 5%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 6%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.54, 4.81, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.54, 6.36, 319.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.156, 33.473, 39.829)`
Decimal	`10656420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29AA4, 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 #A29AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #A29AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29aa4; }
.text { color: #a29aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29aa4, #a49aa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A29AA4?: #A29AA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29AA4?: The RGB value is 162, 154, 164: 162 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29AA4?: The complementary color is #9CA49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.