What color is #A796A4?

#A796A4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A796A4?

The RGB value is 167, 150, 164: 167 red, 150 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A796A4?

The complementary color is #96A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A796A4?

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.

#A796A4 color

#A796A4 rgb(167, 150, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A796A4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 58.8% green and 64.3% blue (167, 150, 164).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% 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).

#A796A4 color codes

HEX	`#A796A4`
RGB	`rgb(167, 150, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 58.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 8.84, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 10.17, 330.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.543, 32.709, 39.661)`
Decimal	`10983076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A796A4, 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 #A796A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A796A4 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 #A796A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a796a4; }
.text { color: #a796a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a796a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 150 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a796a4, #a7969c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A796A4?: #A796A4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A796A4?: The RGB value is 167, 150, 164: 167 red, 150 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A796A4?: The complementary color is #96A799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A796A4?: 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.