What color is #A79FA4?

#A79FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79FA4?

The RGB value is 167, 159, 164: 167 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79FA4?

The complementary color is #9FA7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79FA4 color

#A79FA4 rgb(167, 159, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79FA4 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (167, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#A79FA4 color codes

HEX	`#A79FA4`
RGB	`rgb(167, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 3.83, -1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 4.13, 337.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.034, 35.692, 40.158)`
Decimal	`10985380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79FA4, 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 #A79FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #A79FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79fa4; }
.text { color: #a79fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79fa4, #a79fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A79FA4?: #A79FA4 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79FA4?: The RGB value is 167, 159, 164: 167 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79FA4?: The complementary color is #9FA7A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.