What color is #A692A1?

#A692A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A692A1?

The RGB value is 166, 146, 161: 166 red, 146 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A692A1?

The complementary color is #92A697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A692A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A692A1 color

#A692A1 rgb(166, 146, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A692A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 57.3% green and 63.1% blue (166, 146, 161).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A692A1 color codes

HEX	`#A692A1`
RGB	`rgb(166, 146, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 57.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, 10.15, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 11.38, 333.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.437, 31.238, 38.032)`
Decimal	`10916513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A692A1, 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 #A692A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A692A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A692A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a692a1; }
.text { color: #a692a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a692a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 146 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a692a1, #a69297); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A692A1?: #A692A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A692A1?: The RGB value is 166, 146, 161: 166 red, 146 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A692A1?: The complementary color is #92A697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A692A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.