What color is #A594A3?

#A594A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A594A3?

The RGB value is 165, 148, 163: 165 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A594A3?

The complementary color is #94A596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A594A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A594A3 color

#A594A3 rgb(165, 148, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A594A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58% green and 63.9% blue (165, 148, 163).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A594A3 color codes

HEX	`#A594A3`
RGB	`rgb(165, 148, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, 9.05, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 10.62, 328.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.717, 31.824, 39.062)`
Decimal	`10851491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A594A3, 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 #A594A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A594A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A594A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a594a3; }
.text { color: #a594a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a594a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 148 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a594a3, #a5949b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A594A3?: #A594A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A594A3?: The RGB value is 165, 148, 163: 165 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A594A3?: The complementary color is #94A596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A594A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.