What color is #A597A2?

#A597A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A597A2?

The RGB value is 165, 151, 162: 165 red, 151 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A597A2?

The complementary color is #97A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A597A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A597A2 color

#A597A2 rgb(165, 151, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A597A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 59.2% green and 63.5% blue (165, 151, 162).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% 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 7.55:1).

#A597A2 color codes

HEX	`#A597A2`
RGB	`rgb(165, 151, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 59.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, 7.17, -3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 8.16, 331.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.104, 32.742, 38.751)`
Decimal	`10852258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A597A2, 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 #A597A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A597A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A597A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a597a2; }
.text { color: #a597a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a597a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 151 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a597a2, #a5979b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A597A2?: #A597A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A597A2?: The RGB value is 165, 151, 162: 165 red, 151 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A597A2?: The complementary color is #97A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A597A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.