What color is #A29DA4?

#A29DA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29DA4?

The RGB value is 162, 157, 164: 162 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29DA4?

The complementary color is #9FA49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29DA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29DA4 color

#A29DA4 rgb(162, 157, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29DA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.6% green and 64.3% blue (162, 157, 164).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 4% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 4% 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 7.9:1).

#A29DA4 color codes

HEX	`#A29DA4`
RGB	`rgb(162, 157, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 4%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 4%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 4%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, 3.14, -3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 4.34, 316.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.657, 34.476, 39.996)`
Decimal	`10657188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29DA4, 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 #A29DA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29DA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #A29DA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29da4; }
.text { color: #a29da4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29da4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 157 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29da4, #a49da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A29DA4?: #A29DA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Lunar Light. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29DA4?: The RGB value is 162, 157, 164: 162 red, 157 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29DA4?: The complementary color is #9FA49D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29DA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.