What color is #A9949A?

#A9949A 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 #A9949A?

The RGB value is 169, 148, 154: 169 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9949A?

The complementary color is #94A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9949A?

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.

#A9949A color

#A9949A rgb(169, 148, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9949A is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58% green and 60.4% blue (169, 148, 154).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A9949A color codes

HEX	`#A9949A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 148, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, 8.84, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 8.85, 358.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.784, 31.949, 35.005)`
Decimal	`11113626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9949A, 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 #A9949A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9949A 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 #A9949A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9949a; }
.text { color: #a9949a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9949a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 148 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9949a, #a99994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A9949A?: #A9949A 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 #A9949A?: The RGB value is 169, 148, 154: 169 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9949A?: The complementary color is #94A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9949A?: 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.