What color is #A799AC?

#A799AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A799AC?

The RGB value is 167, 153, 172: 167 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A799AC?

The complementary color is #9EAC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A799AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A799AC color

#A799AC rgb(167, 153, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A799AC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60% green and 67.5% blue (167, 153, 172).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#A799AC color codes

HEX	`#A799AC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 153, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 11%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.94, 8.71, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.94, 11.84, 317.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.773, 33.977, 43.748)`
Decimal	`10983852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A799AC, 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 #A799AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A799AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #A799AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a799ac; }
.text { color: #a799ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a799ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 153 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a799ac, #ac99a7); }

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Questions

What color is #A799AC?: #A799AC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A799AC?: The RGB value is 167, 153, 172: 167 red, 153 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A799AC?: The complementary color is #9EAC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A799AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.