What color is #A29CA4?

#A29CA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29CA4?

The RGB value is 162, 156, 164: 162 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29CA4?

The complementary color is #9EA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29CA4 color

#A29CA4 rgb(162, 156, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29CA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.2% green and 64.3% blue (162, 156, 164).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Light (#9B959C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#A29CA4 color codes

HEX	`#A29CA4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 156, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 5%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, 3.7, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 5.01, 317.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.489, 34.139, 39.94)`
Decimal	`10656932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29CA4, 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 #A29CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #A29CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29ca4; }
.text { color: #a29ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 156 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29ca4, #a49ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A29CA4?: #A29CA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29CA4?: The RGB value is 162, 156, 164: 162 red, 156 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29CA4?: The complementary color is #9EA49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.