What color is #A799A9?

#A799A9 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 #A799A9?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 169: 167 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A799A9?

The complementary color is #9BA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A799A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A799A9 color

#A799A9 rgb(167, 153, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A799A9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 66.3% blue (167, 153, 169).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A799A9 color codes

HEX	`#A799A9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.85, 8.12, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.85, 10.38, 321.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.488, 33.863, 42.248)`
Decimal	`10983849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A799A9, 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 #A799A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A799A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A799A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a799a9; }
.text { color: #a799a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a799a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a799a9, #a999a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A799A9?: #A799A9 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 #A799A9?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 169: 167 red, 153 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A799A9?: The complementary color is #9BA999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A799A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.