What color is #A79AA4?

#A79AA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79AA4?

The RGB value is 167, 154, 164: 167 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79AA4?

The complementary color is #9AA79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79AA4?

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.

#A79AA4 color

#A79AA4 rgb(167, 154, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79AA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (167, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 7% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A79AA4 color codes

HEX	`#A79AA4`
RGB	`rgb(167, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 7%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.97, 6.6, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.97, 7.47, 332.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.192, 34.007, 39.878)`
Decimal	`10984100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79AA4, 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 #A79AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79AA4 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 #A79AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79aa4; }
.text { color: #a79aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79aa4, #a79a9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A79AA4?: #A79AA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79AA4?: The RGB value is 167, 154, 164: 167 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79AA4?: The complementary color is #9AA79D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79AA4?: 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.