What color is #A29FA0?

#A29FA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29FA0?

The RGB value is 162, 159, 160: 162 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29FA0?

The complementary color is #9FA2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29FA0 color

#A29FA0 rgb(162, 159, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29FA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.4% green and 62.7% blue (162, 159, 160).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 2% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shadow of the Colossus (#A3A2A1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#A29FA0 color codes

HEX	`#A29FA0`
RGB	`rgb(162, 159, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 2%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 2%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.76, 1.27, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.76, 1.28, 353.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.643, 35.016, 38.237)`
Decimal	`10657696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29FA0, 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 #A29FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #A29FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29fa0; }
.text { color: #a29fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 159 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29fa0, #a2a09f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A29FA0?: #A29FA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadow of the Colossus. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29FA0?: The RGB value is 162, 159, 160: 162 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29FA0?: The complementary color is #9FA2A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.