What color is #A4949D?

#A4949D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4949D?

The RGB value is 164, 148, 157: 164 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4949D?

The complementary color is #94A49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4949D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4949D color

#A4949D rgb(164, 148, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4949D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58% green and 61.6% blue (164, 148, 157).

Its hue angle is 326°, 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#A4949D color codes

HEX	`#A4949D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 148, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, 7.55, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 7.98, 341.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.985, 31.507, 36.288)`
Decimal	`10785949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4949D, 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 #A4949D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4949D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #A4949D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4949d; }
.text { color: #a4949d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4949d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 148 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4949d, #a49495); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A4949D?: #A4949D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4949D?: The RGB value is 164, 148, 157: 164 red, 148 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4949D?: The complementary color is #94A49B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4949D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.