What color is #A6979E?

#A6979E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6979E?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 158: 166 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6979E?

The complementary color is #97A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6979E color

#A6979E rgb(166, 151, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6979E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (166, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% 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 7.54:1).

#A6979E color codes

HEX	`#A6979E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 6.79, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 6.99, 346.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.963, 32.709, 36.918)`
Decimal	`10917790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6979E, 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 #A6979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #A6979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6979e; }
.text { color: #a6979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6979e, #a69897); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6979E?: #A6979E is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6979E?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 158: 166 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6979E?: The complementary color is #97A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.