What color is #A79BA6?

#A79BA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79BA6?

The RGB value is 167, 155, 166: 167 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79BA6?

The complementary color is #9BA79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79BA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79BA6 color

#A79BA6 rgb(167, 155, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79BA6 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 60.8% green and 65.1% blue (167, 155, 166).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A79BA6 color codes

HEX	`#A79BA6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 155, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 60.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, 6.42, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 7.65, 327.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.54, 34.412, 40.892)`
Decimal	`10984358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79BA6, 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 #A79BA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79BA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A79BA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79ba6; }
.text { color: #a79ba6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79ba6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 155 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79ba6, #a79ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A79BA6?: #A79BA6 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79BA6?: The RGB value is 167, 155, 166: 167 red, 155 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79BA6?: The complementary color is #9BA79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79BA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.