What color is #A398A4?

#A398A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A398A4?

The RGB value is 163, 152, 164: 163 red, 152 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A398A4?

The complementary color is #99A498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A398A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A398A4 color

#A398A4 rgb(163, 152, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A398A4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 59.6% green and 64.3% blue (163, 152, 164).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A398A4 color codes

HEX	`#A398A4`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, 6.28, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 7.91, 322.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.032, 32.924, 39.729)`
Decimal	`10721444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A398A4, 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 #A398A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A398A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A398A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a398a4; }
.text { color: #a398a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a398a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a398a4, #a4989f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A398A4?: #A398A4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A398A4?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 164: 163 red, 152 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A398A4?: The complementary color is #99A498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A398A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.