What color is #A394A1?

#A394A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A394A1?

The RGB value is 163, 148, 161: 163 red, 148 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A394A1?

The complementary color is #94A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A394A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A394A1 color

#A394A1 rgb(163, 148, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A394A1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58% green and 63.1% blue (163, 148, 161).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A394A1 color codes

HEX	`#A394A1`
RGB	`rgb(163, 148, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 7.94, -4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 9.28, 328.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.126, 31.54, 38.107)`
Decimal	`10720417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A394A1, 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 #A394A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A394A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A394A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a394a1; }
.text { color: #a394a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a394a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 148 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a394a1, #a3949a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A394A1?: #A394A1 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A394A1?: The RGB value is 163, 148, 161: 163 red, 148 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A394A1?: The complementary color is #94A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A394A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.