What color is #A794A5?

#A794A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A794A5?

The RGB value is 167, 148, 165: 167 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A794A5?

The complementary color is #94A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A794A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A794A5 color

#A794A5 rgb(167, 148, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A794A5 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58% green and 64.7% blue (167, 148, 165).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A794A5 color codes

HEX	`#A794A5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 148, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 11%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 10.15, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 11.96, 328.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.317, 32.112, 40.033)`
Decimal	`10982565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A794A5, 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 #A794A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A794A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A794A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a794a5; }
.text { color: #a794a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a794a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 148 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a794a5, #a7949c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A794A5?: #A794A5 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A794A5?: The RGB value is 167, 148, 165: 167 red, 148 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A794A5?: The complementary color is #94A796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A794A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.