What color is #A998A0?

#A998A0 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 #A998A0?

The RGB value is 169, 152, 160: 169 red, 152 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A998A0?

The complementary color is #98A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A998A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A998A0 color

#A998A0 rgb(169, 152, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A998A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 59.6% green and 62.7% blue (169, 152, 160).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#A998A0 color codes

HEX	`#A998A0`
RGB	`rgb(169, 152, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 59.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 10%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.51, 7.69, -1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.51, 7.93, 346.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.935, 33.43, 37.916)`
Decimal	`11114656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A998A0, 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 #A998A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A998A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #A998A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a998a0; }
.text { color: #a998a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a998a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 152 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a998a0, #a99998); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A998A0?: #A998A0 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 #A998A0?: The RGB value is 169, 152, 160: 169 red, 152 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A998A0?: The complementary color is #98A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A998A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.