What color is #A494A5?

#A494A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A494A5?

The RGB value is 164, 148, 165: 164 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A494A5?

The complementary color is #95A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A494A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A494A5 color

#A494A5 rgb(164, 148, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A494A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58% green and 64.7% blue (164, 148, 165).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% 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 7.36:1).

#A494A5 color codes

HEX	`#A494A5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 148, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.17, 9.08, -6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.17, 11.31, 323.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.69, 31.789, 40.004)`
Decimal	`10785957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A494A5, 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 #A494A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A494A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A494A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a494a5; }
.text { color: #a494a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a494a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 148 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a494a5, #a5949e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A494A5?: #A494A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A494A5?: The RGB value is 164, 148, 165: 164 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A494A5?: The complementary color is #95A594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A494A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.