What color is #A79CA9?

#A79CA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79CA9?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 169: 167 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79CA9?

The complementary color is #9EA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79CA9 color

#A79CA9 rgb(167, 156, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79CA9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 66.3% blue (167, 156, 169).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A79CA9 color codes

HEX	`#A79CA9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, 6.45, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 8.35, 320.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.985, 34.857, 42.413)`
Decimal	`10984617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79CA9, 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 #A79CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A79CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79ca9; }
.text { color: #a79ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79ca9, #a99ca4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A79CA9?: #A79CA9 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79CA9?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 169: 167 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79CA9?: The complementary color is #9EA99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.