What color is #A9949E?

#A9949E 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 #A9949E?

The RGB value is 169, 148, 158: 169 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9949E?

The complementary color is #94A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9949E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9949E color

#A9949E rgb(169, 148, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9949E is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58% green and 62% blue (169, 148, 158).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 11% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A9949E color codes

HEX	`#A9949E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 148, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 11%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, 9.56, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 9.86, 346.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.123, 32.084, 36.789)`
Decimal	`11113630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9949E, 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 #A9949E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9949E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A9949E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9949e; }
.text { color: #a9949e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9949e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 148 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9949e, #a99594); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9949E?: #A9949E 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 #A9949E?: The RGB value is 169, 148, 158: 169 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9949E?: The complementary color is #94A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9949E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.