What color is #A8959D?

#A8959D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8959D?

The RGB value is 168, 149, 157: 168 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8959D?

The complementary color is #95A8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8959D color

#A8959D rgb(168, 149, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8959D is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (168, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#A8959D color codes

HEX	`#A8959D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.55, 8.45, -1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.55, 8.61, 349.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.981, 32.255, 36.38)`
Decimal	`11048349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8959D, 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 #A8959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #A8959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8959d; }
.text { color: #a8959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8959d, #a89795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8959D?: #A8959D is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8959D?: The RGB value is 168, 149, 157: 168 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8959D?: The complementary color is #95A8A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.