What color is #A6959D?

#A6959D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6959D?

The RGB value is 166, 149, 157: 166 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6959D?

The complementary color is #95A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6959D color

#A6959D rgb(166, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6959D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (166, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#A6959D color codes

HEX	`#A6959D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 7.72, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 7.95, 346.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.558, 32.037, 36.36)`
Decimal	`10917277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6959D, 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 #A6959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #A6959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6959d; }
.text { color: #a6959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6959d, #a69695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6959D?: #A6959D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6959D?: The RGB value is 166, 149, 157: 166 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6959D?: The complementary color is #95A69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.