What color is #A3939D?

#A3939D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3939D?

The RGB value is 163, 147, 157: 163 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3939D?

The complementary color is #93A399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3939D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3939D color

#A3939D rgb(163, 147, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3939D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 57.6% green and 61.6% blue (163, 147, 157).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A3939D color codes

HEX	`#A3939D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 147, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 57.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 7.75, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 8.34, 338.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.623, 31.089, 36.227)`
Decimal	`10720157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3939D, 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 #A3939D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3939D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A3939D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3939d; }
.text { color: #a3939d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3939d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 147 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3939d, #a39395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A3939D?: #A3939D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3939D?: The RGB value is 163, 147, 157: 163 red, 147 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3939D?: The complementary color is #93A399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3939D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.