What color is #A5949B?

#A5949B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5949B?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 155: 165 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5949B?

The complementary color is #94A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5949B color

#A5949B rgb(165, 148, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5949B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (165, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A5949B color codes

HEX	`#A5949B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 7.55, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 7.67, 349.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.023, 31.546, 35.406)`
Decimal	`10851483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5949B, 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 #A5949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A5949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5949b; }
.text { color: #a5949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5949b, #a59694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A5949B?: #A5949B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5949B?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 155: 165 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5949B?: The complementary color is #94A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.