What color is #A391A4?

#A391A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A391A4?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 164: 163 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A391A4?

The complementary color is #92A491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A391A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A391A4 color

#A391A4 rgb(163, 145, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A391A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 64.3% blue (163, 145, 164).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#A391A4 color codes

HEX	`#A391A4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, 10.21, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 12.69, 323.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.93, 30.718, 39.362)`
Decimal	`10719652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A391A4, 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 #A391A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A391A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #A391A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a391a4; }
.text { color: #a391a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a391a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a391a4, #a4919c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A391A4?: #A391A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A391A4?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 164: 163 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A391A4?: The complementary color is #92A491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A391A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.