What color is #A6929D?

#A6929D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6929D?

The RGB value is 166, 146, 157: 166 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6929D?

The complementary color is #92A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6929D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6929D color

#A6929D rgb(166, 146, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6929D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 57.3% green and 61.6% blue (166, 146, 157).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A6929D color codes

HEX	`#A6929D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 146, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 57.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.59, 9.4, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.59, 9.89, 342.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.09, 31.1, 36.204)`
Decimal	`10916509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6929D, 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 #A6929D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6929D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A6929D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6929d; }
.text { color: #a6929d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6929d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 146 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6929d, #a69293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6929D?: #A6929D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6929D?: The RGB value is 166, 146, 157: 166 red, 146 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6929D?: The complementary color is #92A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6929D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.