What color is #A3979B?

#A3979B is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3979B?

The RGB value is 163, 151, 155: 163 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3979B?

The complementary color is #97A39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3979B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3979B color

#A3979B rgb(163, 151, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3979B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (163, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#A3979B color codes

HEX	`#A3979B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, 5.14, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 5.16, 354.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.087, 32.287, 35.546)`
Decimal	`10721179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3979B, 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 #A3979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3979B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A3979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3979b; }
.text { color: #a3979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3979b, #a39997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A3979B?: #A3979B is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3979B?: The RGB value is 163, 151, 155: 163 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3979B?: The complementary color is #97A39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3979B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.