What color is #A4969E?

#A4969E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4969E?

The RGB value is 164, 150, 158: 164 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4969E?

The complementary color is #96A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4969E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4969E color

#A4969E rgb(164, 150, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A4969E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.8% green and 62% blue (164, 150, 158).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#A4969E color codes

HEX	`#A4969E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 150, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.49, 6.62, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.49, 7.01, 340.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.387, 32.174, 36.845)`
Decimal	`10786462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4969E, 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 #A4969E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4969E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #A4969E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4969e; }
.text { color: #a4969e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4969e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 150 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4969e, #a49697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A4969E?: #A4969E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4969E?: The RGB value is 164, 150, 158: 164 red, 150 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4969E?: The complementary color is #96A49C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4969E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.