What color is #A599A2?

#A599A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A599A2?

The RGB value is 165, 153, 162: 165 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A599A2?

The complementary color is #99A59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A599A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A599A2 color

#A599A2 rgb(165, 153, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A599A2 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 60% green and 63.5% blue (165, 153, 162).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#A599A2 color codes

HEX	`#A599A2`
RGB	`rgb(165, 153, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 60%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 6.06, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 6.81, 332.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.429, 33.391, 38.859)`
Decimal	`10852770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A599A2, 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 #A599A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A599A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #A599A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a599a2; }
.text { color: #a599a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a599a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 153 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a599a2, #a5999c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A599A2?: #A599A2 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A599A2?: The RGB value is 165, 153, 162: 165 red, 153 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A599A2?: The complementary color is #99A59C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A599A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.