What color is #A5949A?

#A5949A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5949A?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 154: 165 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5949A?

The complementary color is #94A59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5949A?

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.

#A5949A color

#A5949A rgb(165, 148, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5949A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 60.4% blue (165, 148, 154).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A5949A color codes

HEX	`#A5949A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, 7.36, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 7.41, 353.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.939, 31.513, 34.966)`
Decimal	`10851482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5949A, 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 #A5949A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5949A 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 #A5949A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5949a; }
.text { color: #a5949a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5949a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5949a, #a59794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A5949A?: #A5949A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5949A?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 154: 165 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5949A?: The complementary color is #94A59F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5949A?: 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.