What color is #A993A4?

#A993A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A993A4?

The RGB value is 169, 147, 164: 169 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A993A4?

The complementary color is #93A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A993A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A993A4 color

#A993A4 rgb(169, 147, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A993A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 57.6% green and 64.3% blue (169, 147, 164).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#A993A4 color codes

HEX	`#A993A4`
RGB	`rgb(169, 147, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 57.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.33, 11.24, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.33, 12.69, 332.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.496, 31.983, 39.524)`
Decimal	`11113380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A993A4, 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 #A993A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A993A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #A993A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a993a4; }
.text { color: #a993a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a993a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 147 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a993a4, #a99399); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A993A4?: #A993A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A993A4?: The RGB value is 169, 147, 164: 169 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A993A4?: The complementary color is #93A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A993A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.