What color is #A7939B?

#A7939B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7939B?

The RGB value is 167, 147, 155: 167 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7939B?

The complementary color is #93A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7939B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7939B color

#A7939B rgb(167, 147, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7939B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.6% green and 60.8% blue (167, 147, 155).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#A7939B color codes

HEX	`#A7939B`
RGB	`rgb(167, 147, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, 8.84, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 8.97, 350.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.286, 31.45, 35.374)`
Decimal	`10982299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7939B, 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 #A7939B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7939B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #A7939B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7939b; }
.text { color: #a7939b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7939b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 147 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7939b, #a79593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7939B?: #A7939B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7939B?: The RGB value is 167, 147, 155: 167 red, 147 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7939B?: The complementary color is #93A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7939B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.