What color is #A7979F?

#A7979F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7979F?

The RGB value is 167, 151, 159: 167 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7979F?

The complementary color is #97A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7979F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7979F color

#A7979F rgb(167, 151, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A7979F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 59.2% green and 62.4% blue (167, 151, 159).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A7979F color codes

HEX	`#A7979F`
RGB	`rgb(167, 151, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 59.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, 7.34, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 7.62, 344.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.26, 32.852, 37.383)`
Decimal	`10983327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7979F, 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 #A7979F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7979F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A7979F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7979f; }
.text { color: #a7979f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7979f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 151 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7979f, #a79797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7979F?: #A7979F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7979F?: The RGB value is 167, 151, 159: 167 red, 151 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7979F?: The complementary color is #97A79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7979F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.