What color is #A98C97?

#A98C97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98C97?

The RGB value is 169, 140, 151: 169 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98C97?

The complementary color is #8CA99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98C97 color

#A98C97 rgb(169, 140, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A98C97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.9% green and 59.2% blue (169, 140, 151).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#A98C97 color codes

HEX	`#A98C97`
RGB	`rgb(169, 140, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.16, 12.81, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.16, 12.92, 352.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.326, 29.426, 33.302)`
Decimal	`11111575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98C97, 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 #A98C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A98C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98c97; }
.text { color: #a98c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 140 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98c97, #a9908c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A98C97?: #A98C97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98C97?: The RGB value is 169, 140, 151: 169 red, 140 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98C97?: The complementary color is #8CA99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.