What color is #A995A0?

#A995A0 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 #A995A0?

The RGB value is 169, 149, 160: 169 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A995A0?

The complementary color is #95A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A995A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A995A0 color

#A995A0 rgb(169, 149, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A995A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.4% green and 62.7% blue (169, 149, 160).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% 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 7.49:1).

#A995A0 color codes

HEX	`#A995A0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 149, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.73, 9.37, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.73, 9.85, 341.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.454, 32.469, 37.756)`
Decimal	`11113888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A995A0, 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 #A995A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A995A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #A995A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a995a0; }
.text { color: #a995a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a995a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 149 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a995a0, #a99596); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A995A0?: #A995A0 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 #A995A0?: The RGB value is 169, 149, 160: 169 red, 149 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A995A0?: The complementary color is #95A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A995A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.