What color is #A694A0?

#A694A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A694A0?

The RGB value is 166, 148, 160: 166 red, 148 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A694A0?

The complementary color is #94A69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A694A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A694A0 color

#A694A0 rgb(166, 148, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A694A0 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58% green and 62.7% blue (166, 148, 160).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A694A0 color codes

HEX	`#A694A0`
RGB	`rgb(166, 148, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, 8.84, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 9.64, 336.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.66, 31.825, 37.673)`
Decimal	`10917024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A694A0, 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 #A694A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A694A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A694A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a694a0; }
.text { color: #a694a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a694a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 148 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a694a0, #a69497); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A694A0?: #A694A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A694A0?: The RGB value is 166, 148, 160: 166 red, 148 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A694A0?: The complementary color is #94A69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A694A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.