What color is #A997A6?

#A997A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A997A6?

The RGB value is 169, 151, 166: 169 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A997A6?

The complementary color is #97A99A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A997A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A997A6 color

#A997A6 rgb(169, 151, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A997A6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.2% green and 65.1% blue (169, 151, 166).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#A997A6 color codes

HEX	`#A997A6`
RGB	`rgb(169, 151, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 9.37, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 10.82, 330.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.311, 33.322, 40.693)`
Decimal	`11114406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A997A6, 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 #A997A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A997A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #A997A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a997a6; }
.text { color: #a997a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a997a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 151 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a997a6, #a9979d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A997A6?: #A997A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A997A6?: The RGB value is 169, 151, 166: 169 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A997A6?: The complementary color is #97A99A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A997A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.