What color is #A79FA8?

#A79FA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79FA8?

The RGB value is 167, 159, 168: 167 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79FA8?

The complementary color is #A0A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79FA8 color

#A79FA8 rgb(167, 159, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79FA8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.4% green and 65.9% blue (167, 159, 168).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#A79FA8 color codes

HEX	`#A79FA8`
RGB	`rgb(167, 159, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 5%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, 4.59, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 5.85, 321.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.401, 35.839, 42.091)`
Decimal	`10985384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79FA8, 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 #A79FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #A79FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79fa8; }
.text { color: #a79fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 159 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79fa8, #a89fa4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A79FA8?: #A79FA8 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79FA8?: The RGB value is 167, 159, 168: 167 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79FA8?: The complementary color is #A0A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.