What color is #A9899A?

#A9899A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9899A?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 154: 169 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9899A?

The complementary color is #89A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9899A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9899A color

#A9899A rgb(169, 137, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A9899A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 60.4% blue (169, 137, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A9899A color codes

HEX	`#A9899A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 15.03, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 15.67, 343.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.14, 28.66, 34.457)`
Decimal	`11110810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9899A, 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 #A9899A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9899A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A9899A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9899a; }
.text { color: #a9899a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9899a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9899a, #a9898a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9899A?: #A9899A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9899A?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 154: 169 red, 137 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9899A?: The complementary color is #89A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9899A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.