What color is #A5969D?

#A5969D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5969D?

The RGB value is 165, 150, 157: 165 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5969D?

The complementary color is #96A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5969D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5969D color

#A5969D rgb(165, 150, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5969D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 61.6% blue (165, 150, 157).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A5969D color codes

HEX	`#A5969D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 150, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 6.8, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 7, 346.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.508, 32.247, 36.403)`
Decimal	`10851997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5969D, 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 #A5969D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5969D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A5969D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5969d; }
.text { color: #a5969d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5969d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 150 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5969d, #a59796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A5969D?: #A5969D is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5969D?: The RGB value is 165, 150, 157: 165 red, 150 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5969D?: The complementary color is #96A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5969D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.