What color is #A49FA3?

#A49FA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49FA3?

The RGB value is 164, 159, 163: 164 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49FA3?

The complementary color is #9FA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49FA3 color

#A49FA3 rgb(164, 159, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49FA3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62.4% green and 63.9% blue (164, 159, 163).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 3% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#A49FA3 color codes

HEX	`#A49FA3`
RGB	`rgb(164, 159, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 3%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 3%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.01, 2.56, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.01, 2.93, 330.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.318, 35.333, 39.655)`
Decimal	`10788771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49FA3, 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 #A49FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #A49FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49fa3; }
.text { color: #a49fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 159 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49fa3, #a49fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49FA3?: #A49FA3 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49FA3?: The RGB value is 164, 159, 163: 164 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49FA3?: The complementary color is #9FA4A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.