What color is #A8919F?

#A8919F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8919F?

The RGB value is 168, 145, 159: 168 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8919F?

The complementary color is #91A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8919F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8919F color

#A8919F rgb(168, 145, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8919F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.9% green and 62.4% blue (168, 145, 159).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A8919F color codes

HEX	`#A8919F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 145, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, 11.07, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 11.83, 339.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.531, 31.079, 37.079)`
Decimal	`11047327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8919F, 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 #A8919F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8919F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A8919F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8919f; }
.text { color: #a8919f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8919f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 145 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8919f, #a89193); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8919F?: #A8919F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8919F?: The RGB value is 168, 145, 159: 168 red, 145 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8919F?: The complementary color is #91A89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8919F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.