What color is #A993A3?

#A993A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A993A3?

The RGB value is 169, 147, 163: 169 red, 147 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A993A3?

The complementary color is #93A999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A993A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A993A3 color

#A993A3 rgb(169, 147, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A993A3 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.6% green and 63.9% blue (169, 147, 163).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A993A3 color codes

HEX	`#A993A3`
RGB	`rgb(169, 147, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, 11.05, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 12.29, 334.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.406, 31.947, 39.05)`
Decimal	`11113379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A993A3, 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 #A993A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A993A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A993A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a993a3; }
.text { color: #a993a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a993a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 147 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a993a3, #a99398); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A993A3?: #A993A3 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A993A3?: The RGB value is 169, 147, 163: 169 red, 147 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A993A3?: The complementary color is #93A999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A993A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.