What color is #A49399?

#A49399 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49399?

The RGB value is 164, 147, 153: 164 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49399?

The complementary color is #93A49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49399?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49399 color

#A49399 rgb(164, 147, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49399 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.6% green and 60% blue (164, 147, 153).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#A49399 color codes

HEX	`#A49399`
RGB	`rgb(164, 147, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 7.37, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 7.42, 353.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.493, 31.06, 34.467)`
Decimal	`10785689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49399, 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 #A49399	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49399 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #A49399 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49399; }
.text { color: #a49399; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49399; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 147 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49399, #a49593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A49399?: #A49399 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49399?: The RGB value is 164, 147, 153: 164 red, 147 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49399?: The complementary color is #93A49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49399?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.