What color is #A499A5?

#A499A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A499A5?

The RGB value is 164, 153, 165: 164 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A499A5?

The complementary color is #9AA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A499A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A499A5 color

#A499A5 rgb(164, 153, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A499A5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60% green and 64.7% blue (164, 153, 165).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A499A5 color codes

HEX	`#A499A5`
RGB	`rgb(164, 153, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 6.27, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 7.91, 322.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.492, 33.392, 40.271)`
Decimal	`10787237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A499A5, 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 #A499A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A499A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A499A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a499a5; }
.text { color: #a499a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a499a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 153 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a499a5, #a599a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A499A5?: #A499A5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A499A5?: The RGB value is 164, 153, 165: 164 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A499A5?: The complementary color is #9AA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A499A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.