What color is #A793A2?

#A793A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A793A2?

The RGB value is 167, 147, 162: 167 red, 147 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A793A2?

The complementary color is #93A798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A793A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A793A2 color

#A793A2 rgb(167, 147, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A793A2 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 57.6% green and 63.5% blue (167, 147, 162).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 10% saturation and 62% 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A793A2 color codes

HEX	`#A793A2`
RGB	`rgb(167, 147, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 57.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 10.14, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 11.37, 333.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.891, 31.692, 38.56)`
Decimal	`10982306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A793A2, 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 #A793A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A793A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A793A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a793a2; }
.text { color: #a793a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a793a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 147 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a793a2, #a79398); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A793A2?: #A793A2 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A793A2?: The RGB value is 167, 147, 162: 167 red, 147 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A793A2?: The complementary color is #93A798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A793A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.